Paul Burt v. Eddie Pearson, No. 19-7900 (4th Cir. 2020)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 19-7900 PAUL LEIGH BURT, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. EDDIE PEARSON, Lead Warden; HAROLD CLARKE, Director, Department of Corrections; DAWEN BU, M.D., Neuro Care of Virginia, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis, III, Senior District Judge. (1:18-cv-00092-TSE-MSN) Submitted: May 19, 2020 Decided: May 21, 2020 Before NIEMEYER, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Paul Leigh Burt, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Paul Leigh Burt appeals the district court’s orders denying relief on two postjudgment motions Burt filed in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) action. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the informal brief does not challenge the bases for the district court’s disposition of the postjudgment orders, Burt has forfeited appellate review. 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 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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