Kenneth York v. J. Andrews

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: November 23, 2022
• Docket: 22-6844
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-6844

KENNETH LEWIS YORK,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

J. ANDREWS, Warden,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, Senior District Judge. (2:21-cv-00080-RAJ-LRL)

Submitted: November 17, 2022 Decided: November 23, 2022

Before KING, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kenneth Lewis York, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Kenneth Lewis York, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order denying

his requests for postjudgment relief after the district court dismissed his 28 U.S.C. § 2241

petition, which the court construed as an action raising claims under Bivens v. Six Unknown

Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On appeal, we confine

our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because York’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 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