United States of America v. Michael Foster Felton, a/k/a Mike

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6217
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL FOSTER FELTON, a/k/a Mike,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
James K. Bredar, Senior District Judge. (1:11-cr-00003-JKB-16)
Submitted: May 21, 2024 Decided: May 24, 2024
Before WYNN and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Foster Felton, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael Foster Felton appeals the district court’s April 18, 2019, order denying his
motion for copy work. We confine our review to the issues raised in Felton’s informal
brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Felton’s informal brief does not challenge the district
court’s finding that Felton failed to show a particularized need for the copy work, he has
forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. See Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177
(4th Cir. 2014) (noting court’s review is limited to issues preserved in informal brief);
Williams v. Giant Food Inc., 370 F.3d 423, 430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004) (issues not raised in
brief are abandoned). Accordingly, we affirm.∗ 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
∗ Felton’s notice of appeal was untimely. But we decline to exercise our authority
to dismiss the appeal sua sponte.

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