Furtado v. State of Maryland

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-6222

EDSON FURTADO,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MARYLAND, Office of the Attorney General; CLIFTON T. PERKINS HOSPITAL CENTER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Roger W. Titus, District Judge. (8:07-cv- 02627-RWT)

Submitted: April 24, 2008 Decided: April 30, 2008

Before KING and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and WILKINS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Edson Furtado, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Edson Furtado appeals the district court’s order

dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) action

seeking damages for issues pertaining to his confinement in a

psychiatric hospital. In his informal appellate brief, Furtado

fails to address the district court’s basis for dismissing his

case. Therefore, Furtado has waived appellate review of that

issue. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b) (“The Court will limit its review to

the issues raised in the informal brief.”). Accordingly, we deny

Furtado’s motion for appointment of counsel and affirm. We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

- 2 -