Opinion
22-6581
06-26-2023
LAWRENCE JONES, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. LT. B. JENKINS; C. ORD, Officer; H. BURKETT, Officer; LEVENE, Officer, Defendants - Appellees.
Lawrence Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: June 22, 2023
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:22-cv-00024-JPB-JPM)
Lawrence Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
Before HARRIS and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Jones appeals the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his Bivensaction for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Jones' 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 deny Jones' motion for appointment of counsel and affirm the district court's order. Jones v. Jenkins, No. 5:22-cv-00024-JPB-JPM (N.D.W Va., Apr. 26, 2022). 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.
AFFIRMED.
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).