James E. Tasker v. State of Maryland; Office of the Attorney General of Maryland

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-6219
JAMES E. TASKER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
MARYLAND,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Alexander Williams, Jr., District
Judge. (8:11-cv-01869-AW)
Submitted: March 28, 2013 Decided: April 4, 2013
Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James E. Tasker, Appellant Pro Se. Mary Ann Rapp Ince,
Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
James E. Tasker appeals the district court’s order
denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006) petition as untimely.
Although the district court granted a certificate of
appealability on the issue of whether the petition was timely
filed, we confine our review on appeal to the issues raised in
Tasker’s informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because
Tasker’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the
district court’s disposition, he has waived appellate review of
the court’s order. Accordingly, we deny Tasker’s motion for
appointment of counsel and affirm the district court’s order.
Tasker v. Maryland, No. 8:11-cv-01869-AW (D. Md. Jan. 31, 2013).
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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