Kenneth Awe v. George Hinkle, No. 14-7737 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-7737 KENNETH VALENTINE AWE, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. GEORGE HINKLE, VDOC Regional Administrator; ROSP MATHENA, Warden; ROSP ASS/WARDEN WALRATH, A/Warden, WARDEN Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (7:14-cv-00178-JLK-RSB) Submitted: February 12, 2015 Decided: February 19, 2015 Before MOTZ, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Kenneth V. Awe, Appellant Pro Se. Kate Elizabeth Dwyre, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Kenneth V. Awe appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants in Awe’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. 34(b). Because Awe’s informal brief does See 4th Cir. R. not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Awe has forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. the district court’s judgment. Accordingly, we affirm 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 2

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