Leo Brandon Farnsworth v. JANET YELLEN, Secretary of the Treasury

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6787
LEO BRANDON FARNSWORTH,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JANET YELLEN, Secretary of the Treasury,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at
Roanoke. Michael F. Urbanski, Chief District Judge. (7:21-cv-00623-MFU-JCH)
Submitted: September 22, 2022 Decided: September 27, 2022
Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leo Brandon Farnsworth, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Leo Brandon Farnsworth appeals the district court’s order dismissing, for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction, his civil action brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act,
28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80 (“FTCA”), against Defendant Janet Yellen, the United
States Secretary of the Treasury. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in
the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Farnsworth’s informal brief does not
challenge the district court’s dispositive determination that he failed to allege any claims
under state law that would be actionable under the FTCA, 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 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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