Major Fleming v. SHAWN T. RIVARD, Virginia State Police

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1897
MAJOR FLEMING,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SHAWN T. RIVARD, Virginia State Police; VINCE J. MACANO, Virginia State
Police; VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AVIATION UNITS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:22-cv-00210-JAG)
Submitted: April 20, 2023 Decided: April 24, 2023
Before KING and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Major Fleming, Appellant Pro Se. Amy Elizabeth Hensley, OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Major Fleming appeals the district court’s order dismissing Fleming’s 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 Fleming’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 deny Fleming’s
motion to seal. 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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