United States of America v. John Marshall Underwood, Jr.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6457
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOHN MARSHALL UNDERWOOD, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at
Charleston. John T. Copenhaver, Jr., Senior District Judge. (2:17-cr-00029-1)
Submitted: July 22, 2021 Decided: August 4, 2021
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Marshall Underwood, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Marshall Underwood, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his motion
for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), in light of the COVID-19
pandemic. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See
4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Underwood’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for
the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. 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, we affirm the district court’s order.* 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
* This opinion has no effect on Underwood’s appeal in No. 20-6782, which remains
pending.

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