ADAMS v. Private Prison Management Corporation, Operates Wallens Ridge State Prison; Town of Big Stone Gap Warden's Office; Management and Training Corporation, Defendants. (2019)

Dominique Herman Adams appeals the magistrate judge's orders ^* denying Adams’ motion to set aside the judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) and five other postjudgment motions filed in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action. Adams has forfeited appellate review of the court's October 5, 2018, order by failing to address its substance in his informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b); 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.”). With respect to the September 27, 2018, order, we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. See Hill v. Coggins, 867 F.3d 499, 505 (4th Cir. 2017) (reviewing discovery matters for abuse of discretion), cert. denied, ––– U.S. ––––, 138 S.Ct. 1003, 200 L.Ed.2d 253 (2018); Aikens v. Ingram, 652 F.3d 496, 500-01 (4th Cir. 2011) (en banc) (discussing grounds for Rule 60(b) relief and reviewing Rule 60(b) ruling for abuse of discretion); Conaway v. Polk, 453 F.3d 567, 582 (4th Cir. 2006) (reviewing denial of evidentiary hearing for abuse of discretion).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court's orders. We deny Adams’ request for a trial transcript at government expense. See 28 U.S.C. § 753(f) (2012); Williams v. Ozmint, 716 F.3d 801, 811 (4th Cir. 2013). We also deny Adams’ request to purchase a trial exhibit, which the district court's docket indicates has been destroyed. 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

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.   The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2012).

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.