Michael Gallagher v. Denise Bitz, No. 14-2008 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-2008 MICHAEL ROBERT GALLAGHER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DENISE BITZ, Director of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, District Judge. (1:14-cv-00215-MR-DLH) Submitted: December 16, 2014 Before DUNCAN Circuit Judge. and DIAZ, Circuit Decided: December 18, 2014 Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael Robert Gallagher, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Michael Robert Gallagher appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. raised in On appeal, we confine our review to the issues the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Gallagher’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Gallagher has forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. the district court’s judgment. Accordingly, we affirm We deny Gallagher’s motion to expedite decision and dispense with oral argument because the facts and materials legal before contentions are adequately this and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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