Roy Monroe v. Gene Johnson, No. 18-7234 (4th Cir. 2019)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 18-7234 ROY MONROE, Petitioner - Appellant, v. GENE M. JOHNSON, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:05-cv-00479-AWA-LRL) Submitted: February 26, 2019 Decided: March 1, 2019 Before KING, THACKER, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Roy Monroe, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Roy Monroe appeals the district court’s order denying as untimely his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(6) motion, which sought relief from the court’s prior order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Monroe’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Monroe 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 grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 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 2

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