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United States v. Kipper King
21-6508
4th Cir.
Jun 29, 2021
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*1 Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kipper Ken King, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Kipper Ken King seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. King also seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying reconsideration. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp. , 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). “Ordinarily, a district court order is not final until it has resolved all claims as to all parties.” Porter v. Zook , 803 F.3d 694, 696 (4th Cir. 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Our review of the record reveals that the district court did not adjudicate all of the claims raised in King’s § 2255 motion. Id. at 696-97. More specifically, the district court did not resolve King’s claims that his trial counsel performed deficiently by: (1) failing to provide accurate information to the district court concerning time that King served on a state sentence, (2) failing to request a downward variance predicated on King’s mental health, and (3) failing to argue for a lesser sentence based on the sentences of similarly situated defendants. [*] We therefore conclude that the orders King seeks to appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand to the district court for consideration of the unresolved claims. Id. at 699.

*3 We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED AND REMANDED

[*] The district court characterized King’s § 2255 motion as presenting a single claim—that is, that King’s trial counsel failed to file a notice of appeal—and denied it.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Kipper King
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 29, 2021
Docket Number: 21-6508
Court Abbreviation: 4th Cir.
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