Kimberly Mallett v. Disney Enterprises ( 2022 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1028
KIMBERLY MALLETT,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DISNEY ENTERPRISES,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:21-cv-00616-RDA-JFA)
Submitted: April 14, 2022 Decided: April 19, 2022
Before DIAZ and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kimberly Mallett, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Kimberly Mallett appeals the district court’s order striking her amended complaint. *
On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir.
R. 34(b). Because Mallett’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district
court’s disposition, she has forfeited appellate review of the district 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. Mallett v. Disney Enters.,
No. 1:21-cv-00616-RDA-JFA (E.D. Va. Dec. 21, 2021). We deny Mallett’s motions to
appoint counsel and for discovery. 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 Mallett seeks to appeal the district court’s November 24, 2021, order
dismissing her original complaint, the notice of appeal was untimely filed, and we therefore
dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. See Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007) (“[T]he
timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.”).
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