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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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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-8011

JAMES C. AUSTIN,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

FREDERICK SCHILLING, Director for Health Virginia Dept. of 

Corrections; DR. HAPPY SMITH; DR. BENNY MULLENS; ELLEN 

DAVIS, Registered Nurse, Marion Treatment Facility; VICKKI 

PARSONS PHIPPS, Registered (Head) Nurse, Red Onion State 

Prison,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western 

District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Michael F. Urbanski, District 

Judge. (7:15-cv-00503-MFU-RSB)

Submitted: March 29, 2016 Decided: April 1, 2016

Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James C. Austin, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

James C. Austin appeals the district court’s order 

dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) 

complaint.∗ On appeal, we confine our review to the issues

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

Because Austin’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for 

the district court’s disposition, Austin has forfeited appellate 

review of the court’s order. Accordingly, we 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

 ∗ We conclude that the district court’s order is final and 

appealable. See Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, Inc., 807 

F.3d 619, 623-24, 629-30 (4th Cir. 2015).

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