Opinion
No. 19-6338
07-19-2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. SAMUEL LEE COURTNEY, Defendant - Appellant.
Samuel Lee Courtney, Appellant Pro Se. Erin Marie Harrigan Kulpa, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. James P. Jones, District Judge. (2:15-cr-00015-JPJ-PMS-9; 2:19-cv-81351-JPJ-PMS) Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Samuel Lee Courtney, Appellant Pro Se. Erin Marie Harrigan Kulpa, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Samuel Lee Courtney appeals the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion as successive. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant's brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Courtney's informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court's disposition, Courtney 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 and deny Courtney's motions for a transcript at the Government's expense and to appoint counsel. We also deny as unnecessary a certificate of appealability. See Harbison v. Bell, 556 U.S. 180, 183 (2009).
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