Samuel Boyd v. Vicki Montgomery, No. 12-7856 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-7856 SAMUEL BOYD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. VICKI MONTGOMERY, Medical Doctor, Director/CEO; RONALD O. FORBES, MD, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., District Judge. (3:12-cv-00349-JRS) Submitted: January 17, 2013 Decided: January 23, 2013 Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Samuel Boyd, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Samuel dismissing Boyd without appeals prejudice the his district 42 complaint for failure to prosecute. court s U.S.C. § 1983 order (2006) See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Boyd s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court s disposition, Boyd has forfeited appellate review of the court s order. judgment. legal before Accordingly, we affirm the district court s We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED The order is final and appealable as something more than an amendment to the complaint is needed to cure the defects in Boyd s case. See Domino Sugar v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). 2

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