Case Explained: J. DOE, as personal representative (PR) v. AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, f/k/a Medical College of Georgia (MCG); SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL – AUGUSTA, INC.; SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP.; GREENWOOD REGIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL; ERIKA SIMMERMAN MABES, D.O.; JOHN ROE #1 THROUGH JOHN ROE # X; MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG)

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-29 The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the orders J. Doe sought to challenge were neither final nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and § 1292, as well as Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). The court held that it lacks authority to review the district court’s referral of the case back to the magistrate judge regarding a Rule 60(b) motion or the subsequent compliance order, noting that the doctrine of cumulative finality does not cure this jurisdictional defect because neither order could have been certified for immediate appeal. Consequently, the court denied Doe’s pending motions and dismissed the appeal without oral argument. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.