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                                             UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 22-6581

        LAWRENCE JONES,

                             Plaintiff - Appellant,

                      v.

        LT. B. JENKINS; C. ORD, Officer; H. BURKETT, Officer; LEVENE, Officer,

                             Defendants - Appellees.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
        Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:22-cv-00024-JPB-JPM)

        Submitted: June 22, 2023                                          Decided: June 26, 2023

        Before HARRIS and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Lawrence Jones, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

              Lawrence Jones appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his

        Bivens * action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. On appeal, we confine our

        review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Jones’

        informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, he 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 deny Jones’

        motion for appointment of counsel and affirm the district court’s order. Jones v. Jenkins,

        No. 5:22-cv-00024-JPB-JPM (N.D.W Va., Apr. 26, 2022).             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

              *
                  Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388
        (1971).

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