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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UNPUBLISHED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. 16-7243

PHUC VAN TRAN,

 Petitioner – Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES,

 Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, 

District Judge. (5:15-hc-02222-BO)

Submitted: February 16, 2017 Decided: February 21, 2017

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and 

HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Phuc Van Tran, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Phuc Van Tran, a federal prisoner, appeals the district 

court’s order dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 

(2012) petition as an improper § 2241 petition and/or an 

unauthorized second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) 

motion. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised

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

Tran’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the 

district court’s disposition, Tran 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). Accordingly, we grant 

Tran’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, deny his motion to 

appoint counsel, 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

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