Miller v. State of Virginia ( 2002 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6571
ALFRED LAVELL MILLER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
STATE OF VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS; SERGEANT BROWN, Sussex II State
Prison,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District
Judge. (CA-01-509-AM)
Submitted: July 25, 2002 Decided: August 1, 2002
Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Alfred Lavell Miller, Appellant Pro Se. Christopher Garrett Hill,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Alfred Lavell Miller appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2002)
complaint. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion and find no reversible error. In the briefing order,
Miller was warned that this court would not consider issues not
specifically raised in his informal brief. See Local R. 34(b).
Nonetheless, Miller’s informal brief does not challenge the
district court’s denial of relief on the merits, but instead only
addresses Appellees’ contention that he failed to exhaust
administrative remedies. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in
forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal. 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.
DISMISSED
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