Kenneth Shannon v. C. Laird ( 2023 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6306
KENNETH KENNEDY SHANNON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
C. MICHAEL LAIRD; BRANDAN MCSHEEHY, Special Agent Drug
Enforcement Agency (“DEA”); DAVID LESLIE, T.F.O.; CHRIS OKSALA, Group
Supervisor, D.E.A.; SEAN MCMICKING, Special Agent D.E.A.; JAMES DUFFY,
Special Agent D.E.A.; JAKE GRILL, City of Charleston Police Dept. T.F.O.;
REARNY VANN, Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office T.F.O.; JONATHAN HOFF,
City of Charleston Police Dept. T.F.O.; ROD RAPE, Special Agent D.E.A.;
CHAUNCY SOLOMON, T.F.O.,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (2:22-cv-04318-DCN)
Submitted: October 31, 2023 Decided: December 8, 2023
Before AGEE, THACKER, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kenneth Kennedy Shannon, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Kennedy Shannon appeals the district court’s order accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on Shannon’s civil rights
complaint. Limiting our review of the record to the issues raised in Shannon’s informal
brief, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b); see also 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.”), we find no reversible error. * Accordingly, we
affirm the district court’s order. Shannon v. Laird, No. 2:22-cv-04318-DCN (D.S.C.
Feb. 28, 2023; Mar. 9, 2023). 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
*
To the extent Shannon challenges on appeal the characterization of his claims, he
waived appellate review by failing to object to this aspect of the magistrate judge’s
recommendation after being warned of the consequences of failing to file specific
objections. See Martin v. Duffy, 858 F.3d 239, 245 (4th Cir. 2017); Wright v. Collins, 766
F.2d 841, 846-47 (4th Cir. 1985).
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