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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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ON REHEARING

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-7712

ROBERT W. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAY VANNOY; DAVID B. FREEDMAN; TOM E. HORNE; LEIGH C. 

BRICKER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western 

District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Frank D. Whitney, 

Chief District Judge. (5:14-cv-00055-FDW)

Submitted: May 19, 2015 Decided: May 29, 2015

Before NIEMEYER, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert W. Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Robert W. Johnson appeals the district court’s order 

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit as frivolous. We 

previously dismissed this appeal as untimely. Johnson has now 

filed a petition for panel rehearing. Upon review of the 

petition, we grant panel rehearing and affirm.

On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in 

the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because

Johnson’s informal briefs do not challenge the basis for the 

district court’s disposition, Johnson has forfeited appellate 

review of the court’s order. Accordingly, we affirm the 

district court’s judgment. We also deny Johnson’s motion for 

appointment of counsel. 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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