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Joseph GRIFFITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 15-7139
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: May 11, 2017
    Decided: May 30, 2017
    
      Joseph Griffith, Appellant Pro Se. Christopher John Catizone, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
    Before NIEMEYER, KING, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
   Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Joseph Griffith appeals the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition for lack of jurisdiction. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Griffith’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Griffith has forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. See Williams v. Giant Food Inc., 370 F.3d 423, 430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004). Moreover, the district court correctly concluded 'that Griffith’s challenge was not properly brought in a § 2241 petition. See In re Jones, 226 F.3d 328, 333-34 (4th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, we grant Griffith’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and 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