Michael Ray Fortuna v. MRS. HOFFMAN, Medical Administrator

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7489
MICHAEL RAY FORTUNA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MRS. HOFFMAN, Medical Administrator; MRS. KROGAN, Assistant Medical
Administrator; MR. DEWAYNE HENDRIX, Warden; MRS. CORBIN, Physical
Assistant; MRS. SHAFFER, a/k/a N. Shafer, C.O.,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Clarksburg. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (1:19-cv-00003-JPB)
Submitted: April 26, 2022 Decided: April 29, 2022
Before AGEE and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Ray Fortuna, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael Ray Fortuna appeals the district court’s order adopting the magistrate
judge’s recommendation to dismiss with prejudice Fortuna’s complaint filed pursuant to
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388
(1971). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See
4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Fortuna’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 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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