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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-7138

DON FARMER,

 Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

BERNARD BOOKER, Warden,

 Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at 

Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., District Judge. (3:18-cv-00715-JAG-RCY)

Submitted: January 21, 2020 Decided: January 27, 2020

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, NIEMEYER and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Don Farmer, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Don Farmer appeals the district court’s order denying as untimely his 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254 (2018) petition. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the 

Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Farmer’s informal brief does not 

challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Farmer 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 grant leave to procced in forma 

pauperis and affirm the district court’s judgment. We also deny as unnecessary a certificate 

of appealability. See Harbison v. Bell, 556 U.S. 180, 183 (2009). 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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