Ricardo Serrano v. Stevie Knight ( 2022 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7606
RICARDO CRUZ SERRANO,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
STEVIE KNIGHT, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee,
and
MELISSA FORSYTH, Camp Administrator,
Respondent.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (2:21-cv-00461-JFA)
Submitted: March 29, 2022 Decided: April 1, 2022
Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ricardo Cruz Serrano, Appellant Pro Se. Marshall Prince, II, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Ricardo Cruz Serrano, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting
the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition.
On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R.
34(b). Because Serrano’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
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