Charles Cooper v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director Virginia Department of Corr.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-7454
CHARLES COOPER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director Virginia Department of Corr., et
al.,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior
District Judge. (1:16-cv-01247-JCC-JFA)
Submitted: February 23, 2017 Decided: February 28, 2017
Before SHEDD and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles Cooper, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Charles Cooper appeals the district court’s order
dismissing his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion as an unauthorized
successive 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 Cooper’s informal brief
does not challenge the basis for the district court’s
disposition, Cooper has forfeited appellate review of the
court’s order. See Williams v. Giant Food Inc., 370 F.3d 423,
430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, although we grant leave
to proceed in forma pauperis, 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

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