Okechukwu Amadi v. Warden Katina Heckard

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6514

OKECHUKWU DESMOND AMADI,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

WARDEN KATINA HECKARD,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:24-hc-02060-BO-RJ)

Submitted: July 16, 2026 Decided: July 20, 2026

Before WILKINSON, RICHARDSON, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Okechukwu Desmond Amadi, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi appeals the district court’s order dismissing without
prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for failure to comply with the court’s order to show
cause why his petition should not be dismissed as moot. On appeal, we confine our review
to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Amadi’s informal
brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, he 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 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