Samuel T. Whatley, Ii; Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley; Pacita Whatley v. Southern Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1606
SAMUEL T. WHATLEY, II; REVEREND DR. SAMUEL T. WHATLEY;
PACITA WHATLEY,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,
v.
SOUTHERN SEASONS HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING; CLAUDE
MCALHANY, Owner; NORTH CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (2:22-cv-04364-RMG)
Submitted: October 10, 2024 Decided: October 15, 2024
Before WILKINSON and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Samuel T. Whatley, II; Samuel T. Whatley; Pacita D. Whatley, Appellants Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Samuel T. Whatley, II, Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley, and Pacita D. Whatley
appeal the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
dismissing their amended complaint for lack of standing, lack of subject matter jurisdiction,
and failure to state a claim. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the Whatleys’s informal brief does not
challenge the bases for the district court’s disposition, they have 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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