Gregory Renard Davis v. B. M. Antonelli

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-7398
GREGORY RENARD DAVIS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
B. M. ANTONELLI,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Greenville. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Senior District Judge. (6:18-cv-01275-HMH)
Submitted: January 22, 2019 Decided: January 25, 2019
Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Gregory Renard Davis, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Gregory Renard Davis, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order
accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice
his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues
raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Davis’ informal brief does
not challenge the district court’s conclusion that Davis failed to satisfy administrative
exhaustion requirements, Davis has forfeited appellate review of this dispositive
conclusion. 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, 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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