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Bryant v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 22, 2020
No. 19-2362 (4th Cir. Jun. 22, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-2362

06-22-2020

ANTHONY G. BRYANT, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SOUTH CAROLINA PORTS AUTHORITY; CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Defendants - Appellees.

Anthony G. Bryant, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. Margaret B. Seymour, Senior District Judge. (2:19-cv-03232-MBS-MGB) Before FLOYD, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Anthony G. Bryant, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Anthony G. Bryant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis and requiring him to pay the full filing fee for this civil action. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2018), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2018); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). An order denying a motion to proceed in forma pauperis is an appealable interlocutory order. Roberts v. United States Dist. Ct., 339 U.S. 844, 845 (1950) (per curiam). However, on appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Bryant's informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court's disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the court's order. See Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) ("The informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues proffered in that brief."). Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 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


Summaries of

Bryant v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 22, 2020
No. 19-2362 (4th Cir. Jun. 22, 2020)
Case details for

Bryant v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY G. BRYANT, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 22, 2020

Citations

No. 19-2362 (4th Cir. Jun. 22, 2020)