Opinion
22-7010
06-16-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JOEY DEMETREUS STRADER, Defendant-Appellant.
Joey Demetreus Strader, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: January 31, 2023
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Roderick Charles Young, District Judge. (2:17-cr-00074-RCY-RJK-2)
Joey Demetreus Strader, Appellant Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WYNN and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Joey Demetreus Strader appeals the district court's order denying his motion for compassionate release. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Strader'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 Strader's motion to appoint counsel and 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