Edward Prince Childs v. County of Caroline; Kelly Green; Jill Humphreys

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6433
EDWARD PRINCE CHILDS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
COUNTY OF CAROLINE; KELLY GREEN; JILL HUMPHREYS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, Senior District Judge. (3:21-cv-00021-HEH-EWH)
Submitted: September 14, 2021 Decided: September 20, 2021
Before THACKER and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Edward Prince Childs, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Edward Prince Childs appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action
without prejudice for failure to comply with the magistrate judge’s earlier order.* On
appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R.
34(b). Because Childs’ 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
* Although the district court dismissed the underlying action without prejudice, the
dismissal order is a final, appealable order. See Bing v. Brivo Sys., LLC, 959 F.3d 605,
610-12 (4th Cir. 2020), cert. denied, 141 S. Ct. 1376 (2021).

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