Franklin Smith v. Nurse Mayfield ( 2020 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 19-7626
FRANKLIN C. SMITH,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
NURSE MAYFIELD, Nurse at the Virginia Beach Jail; CPL. LEVENDUSKI,
Corporal at Virginia Beach Jail; DEPUTY DREW, Deputy at Virginia Beach Jail;
CPL. FAY, Corporal at Virginia Beach Jail,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, Chief District Judge. (2:18-cv-00031-MSD-LRL)
Submitted: April 14, 2020 Decided: April 16, 2020
Before WILKINSON, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Franklin C. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC, Virginia
Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Franklin C. Smith appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 (2018) complaint. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the informal brief does not challenge the
basis for the district court’s disposition, Smith 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 judgment. 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
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