Case Explained: ALI BEHROZ AZIZ; SHINKAY AZIZ v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BEZHAN AZIZ; JOHNATHON KAGEN; MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT; BRANDON MENGEDOHI, Detective; MARC J. ERME Captain; JOHN MCCARTHY, State’s Attorney for Montgomery County

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-18 The fourth-circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the district court orders challenged by the plaintiffs were neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, 28 U.S.C. § 1292, Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), or the *Cohen* doctrine. The court specifically addressed arguments regarding certification for immediate appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and mandamus relief, concluding that no such certification order existed on the district court’s docket and that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to mandamus relief as required by *In re Braxton*. As a result of this dismissal, the appeal is terminated without review of the merits of the underlying motions regarding sealing, counsel appointment, recusal, or reconsideration. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.