UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-6820

KEVIN EUGENE BRIDGERS, Petitioner - Appellant, v. JUSTIN ANDREWS, Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:17-hc-02105-D)

Submitted: October 17, 2019 Decided: October 22, 2019

Before MOTZ and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kevin Eugene Bridgers, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Kevin E. Bridgers appeals the district court’s orders denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) and denying his motion for reconsideration pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Bridgers’ informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Bridgers 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, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny Bridgers’ motion to remand and affirm the district court’s orders. 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