U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2012

Lawrence Johnson v. T. O'Brien

Lawrence Johnson v. T. O'Brien
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided August 20, 2012 · King, Thacker, Hamilton
475 F. App'x 477

Lawrence Johnson v. T. O'Brien

Opinion

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Lawrence Johnson appeals the jury verdict entered against him in his Bivens * action, as well as several of the district court’s pre-trial and post-judgment orders. With regard to the jury verdict and the orders denying Johnson’s motions for appointment of counsel, change of venue, continuance, and judgment as a matter or law or, alternatively, a new trial, we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Johnson v. O'Brien, No. 7:09-cv-00165-JCT-RSB (W.D.Va. Apr. 29, 2011; June 9, 2011; June 30, 2011; Sept. 22, 2011; Oct. 17, 2011; Oct. 20, 2011; Nov. 18, 2011); 2012 WL 112895 (Jan. 12, 2012).

Turning the court’s dismissal of Johnson’s remaining claims, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Johnson does not challenge on appeal the court’s reasons for rejecting these claims, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. We therefore affirm the denial of relief.

We deny Johnson’s request for counsel and dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before *478 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971).

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