Jermaine M. Capel v. Norfolk Police Department

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1109
JERMAINE M. CAPEL,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT; NORFOLK SHERIFF’S; OFFICER L.
MELLINGER; OFFICER F. J. LAWSON; OFFICER MOORE; OFFICER
BULLOCK; DEPUTY SHERIFF BROOKS; JUDGE ATKINS; ATTORNEY
RICHMOND,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:20-cv-00128-AWA-LRL)
Submitted: September 22, 2022 Decided: September 26, 2022
Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jermaine M. Capel, Appellant Pro Se. Heather Ann Mullen, Deputy City Attorney, CITY
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Norfolk, Virginia; 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Jermaine M. Capel appeals the district court’s orders denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 complaint. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal
brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Capel’s informal brief does not challenge the basis
for the district court’s dispositions, 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 orders and judgment. Capel’s
motion to seal is denied. 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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