Case Explained: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NUMBER P60005535 v. QUANTICO, Virginia; LANGLEY, Virginia; FBI FORENSIC LABORATORY, at Quantico; CIA HEADQUARTERS, at Langley; FBI HEADQUARTERS, at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-24 The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the appellant filed a notice of appeal approximately two months after initiating the civil case and before the district court had entered any final orders, interlocutory orders, or collateral orders. The court applied the statutory framework under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and § 1292, along with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) and the precedent set in *Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.*, which limits appellate jurisdiction to final judgments or specific non-final orders. As a practical consequence, the appeal is terminated without review on the merits; however, the court noted that if the district court subsequently enters an order dismissing the case, the appellant must file a new notice of appeal to challenge that specific dismissal, as the original notice cannot supply jurisdiction retroactively. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.