Pearline Ruffin v. Anthem, Inc.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-2102
PEARLINE RUFFIN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ANTHEM, INC.,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Lawrence R. Leonard, Magistrate Judge. (2:21-cv-00251-LRL)
Submitted: June 22, 2023 Decided: June 26, 2023
Before HARRIS and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Pearline Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se. David Edward Constine, III, Trial Attorney, Andrew J.
Henson, TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Pearline Ruffin appeals the district court’s order granting Anthem, Inc., summary
judgment on Ruffin’s discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, brought pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal
brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b); 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.”). We have reviewed the record in conjunction with the
arguments Ruffin raises on appeal and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm
the district court’s judgment. Ruffin v. Anthem, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00251-LRL (E.D. Va.
Sept. 23, 2022). 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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