United States v. Ronald Chisholm

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-6161 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RONALD CHISHOLM, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Robert G. Doumar, Senior District Judge. (2:14-cr-00132-RGD-LRL-1) Submitted: April 16, 2020 Decided: April 21, 2020 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WYNN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Ronald Chisholm, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Ronald Chisholm appeals the district court’s order denying Chisholm’s motion for appointment of counsel to aid him in determining whether Chisholm qualifies for relief under the First Step Act, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, and finding Chisholm was ineligible for relief under the Act. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Chisholm’s informal brief does not challenge either aspect of the district court’s disposition, Chisholm 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 affirm the district court’s order. 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 2