William I. Marable, Jr. v. Mecklenburg County Circuit Court

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6299
WILLIAM I. MARABLE, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:23-cv-00269-RDA-LRV)
Submitted: July 25, 2023 Decided: July 28, 2023
Before WYNN and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William I. Marable, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
William I. Marable, Jr., appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). On appeal, we confine our review to the
issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Marable’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 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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