Michael T. Braxton v. JOETTE D. SCARBOROUGH, South Carolina Department of Corrections Central Class Director

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6638
MICHAEL T. BRAXTON,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
JOETTE D. SCARBOROUGH, South Carolina Department of Corrections Central
Class Director; A. BOYD; C. YORK; DONNIE STONEBREAKER; MS.
HENDRIX; BRYAN P. STIRLING, Director of South Carolina Department of
Corrections; MICHAEL STOBBE; LETTIE JACOBS; MRS./MS. BAKER;
MRS./MS. PRICE; TERESA S. PLAYER; GEORGE M. DUCWORTH; GERALD
BLACK; DON A. THOMPSON; MRS./MS. FREEMAN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Anderson. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Senior District Judge. (8:22-cv-01106-HMH)
Submitted: February 16, 2023 Decided: February 22, 2023
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, RUSHING, Circuit Judge, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael T. Braxton, Appellant Pro Se.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael T. Braxton appeals the district court’s order adopting the report and
recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Braxton v. Scarborough, No. 8:22-cv-
01106-HMH (D.S.C. May 17, 2022). In addition, we note that numerous claims are raised
by Braxton for the first time on appeal. We decline to consider these claims. See Muth v.
United States, 1 F.3d 246, 250 (4th Cir. 1993) (holding that claims raised for the first time
on appeal generally will not be considered, absent exceptional circumstances of plain error
or fundamental miscarriage of justice); First Virginia Banks, Inc. v. BP Exploration & Oil,
Inc., 206 F.3d 404, 407 n.1 (4th Cir. 2000) (declining to consider issues raised for first time
on appeal). 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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