Ta'Kaun Bingham v. David Anderson

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6205 Doc: 8 Filed: 06/17/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-6205 TA’KAUN KEONTAY BINGHAM, Red Onion State Prison, PO Box 1900, Pound, VA 24279-1900, Petitioner - Appellant, v. DAVID ANDERSON, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:24-cv-01225-RDA-WBP) Submitted: June 12, 2025 Decided: June 17, 2025 Before HARRIS and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Ta’Kaun Keontay Bingham, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 25-6205 Doc: 8 Filed: 06/17/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Ta’Kaun Keontay Bingham appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition without prejudice for failure to satisfy the filing fee. On appeal, we confine our review to issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Bingham’s 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 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