Randy Lassiter v. Gerald Jenkins

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7425
RANDY LASSITER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
GERALD JENKINS; SHANE KNIGHT; DEPUTY KLUTTS, Individual & Official
Capacity, Deputy/Sheriff; ERICA WILLIAMS, Sergeant, Deputy-Sergeant,
Individual & Official Capacity; ERIK SHILDT, Corporal, Deputy-Corporal,
Individual & Official Capacity; PAUL BROWN, Corporal, Deputy-Corporal,
Individual & Official Capacity; NORFOLK CITY JAIL, Department of Corrections,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Liam O’Grady, Senior District Judge. (1:19-cv-00596-LO-JFA)
Submitted: August 19, 2021 Decided: August 23, 2021
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and FLOYD and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Randy Lee Lassiter, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC,
Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Randy Lee Lassiter, Jr., appeals the district court’s order granting Respondents
summary judgment in favor of Defendants. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues
raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Lassiter’s 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 deny Lassiter’s motion to appoint
counsel and 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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