Erick Timothy Goodall v. City of Richmond

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1241
ERICK TIMOTHY GOODALL,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF RICHMOND,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:21-cv-00333-JAG)
Submitted: August 18, 2022 Decided: August 22, 2022
Before WYNN, THACKER, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Erick Timothy Goodall, Appellant Pro Se. Shannan Marie Fitzgerald, OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Erick Timothy Goodall appeals the district court’s orders dismissing his civil rights
action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of
Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On appeal, we confine our review to
the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Goodall’s informal
brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited
appellate review of the court’s orders. 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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