Keith Barnett v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, No. 20-7799 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-7799 KEITH ANTONIO BARNETT, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; ROBERT HUDGINS, Warden of FCI Gilmer of West Virginia, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:20-cv-00131-JPB-JPM) Submitted: April 22, 2021 Decided: April 27, 2021 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, AGEE, Circuit Judge, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Keith Antonio Barnett, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Keith Antonio Barnett appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in Barnett’s action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Barnett’s informal brief does not challenge several dispositive bases for the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of those findings. 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 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 We have reviewed the issues raised in Barnett’s informal brief and discern no reversible error based on those claims. * 2

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