Zaatnure Xi-Amaru v. Attorney Christine E. Brimm

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-2167
ZAATNURE XI-AMARU,
Debtor - Appellant,
v.
ATTORNEY CHRISTINE E. BRIMM,
Appellee,
and
MICHELLE L. VIEIRA,
Trustee - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Anderson. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., District Judge. (8:23-cv-04306-DCC)
Submitted: June 25, 2024 Decided: June 27, 2024
Before RICHARDSON and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Zaatnure Xi-Amaru, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Zaatnure Xi-Amaru appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation
of the magistrate judge and denying his motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal
from the bankruptcy court’s order denying relief on several pleadings. On appeal, we
confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because
Xi-Amaru’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,
although we grant Xi-Amaru’s motion for leave to file an amended informal brief, 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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