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Crawford v. Newman

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Feb 22, 2021
No. 20-7073 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 2021)

Opinion

No. 20-7073

02-22-2021

LAWRENCE CRAWFORD, a/k/a Johah Gabriel, a/k/a JahJah T. Tishbite, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JUDGE NEWMAN; DIRECTOR BRYAN STIRLING; DORM MANAGER LT. REED; GENERAL COUNSEL ANNIE RUMLER; CAPT. BRIGHTHART; WARDEN WILLIAMS; BARTON VINCENT, Defendants - Appellees.

Lawrence Crawford, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Beaufort. Terry L. Wooten, Senior District Judge. (9:19-cv-01400-TLW) Before NIEMEYER, KING, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lawrence Crawford, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Lawrence Crawford appeals the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss without prejudice his complaint against Defendants. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Crawford'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 preserved in that brief."). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. We deny Crawford's motion to remand and deny as moot Crawford's motion for an extension of time to file documents required by the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. 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.

Although the district court dismissed the action without prejudice, we have jurisdiction over this appeal. See Bing v. Brivo Sys., LLC, 959 F.3d 605, 615 (4th Cir. 2020). --------

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Crawford v. Newman

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Feb 22, 2021
No. 20-7073 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 2021)
Case details for

Crawford v. Newman

Case Details

Full title:LAWRENCE CRAWFORD, a/k/a Johah Gabriel, a/k/a JahJah T. Tishbite…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Feb 22, 2021

Citations

No. 20-7073 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 2021)