Susan Neal Matousek v. City of Norfolk; Norfolk Police Department

19-1179Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitApr 30, 2019

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 19-1179
SUSAN NEAL MATOUSEK,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF NORFOLK; NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:18-cv-00609-RAJ-LRL)
Submitted: April 25, 2019 Decided: April 30, 2019
Before FLOYD and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Susan Neal Matousek, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Susan Neal Matousek appeals the district court’s order dismissing her civil action
for lack of jurisdiction. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Matousek’s informal brief does not
challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Matousek 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 deny Matousek’s motion for an en banc hearing in May 2019 and
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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