Case Name: Phuc Van TRAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-21
Citations: 677 F. App'x 111
Docket Number: No. 16-7243
Parties: Phuc Van TRAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 677
Pages: 111–112

Head Matter:
Phuc Van TRAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 16-7243
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: February 16, 2017
Decided: February 21, 2017
Phuc Van Tran, Appellant Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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 coun sel, 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