EVETTE E. HAGY, Widow of Jerry R. Hagy v. Wellmore Coal Company, c/o Wellmore Energy

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-1859
EVETTE E. HAGY, Widow of Jerry R. Hagy,
Petitioner,
v.
WELLMORE COAL COMPANY, c/o Wellmore Energy; SECURITY
INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (19-0362 BLA)
Submitted: August 23, 2022 Decided: August 25, 2022
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, HEYTENS, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Evette E. Hagy, Petitioner Pro Se. James Mark Poerio, POERIO & WALTER, INC.,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Jeffrey Steven Goldberg, Gary K. Stearman, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Evette E. Hagy petitions for review of the Benefits Review Board’s (BRB) decision
and order affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) denial of black lung benefits
pursuant to 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-944. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised
in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Hagy’s informal brief does not
challenge the basis for the ALJ and BRB’s decisions, she has forfeited review of these
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 deny the petition for review. 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.
PETITION DENIED

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