Samuel T. Whatley, Ii; Rev. Samuel Whatley; Pacita D. Whatley v. City of North Charleston

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1559
SAMUEL T. WHATLEY, II; REV. SAMUEL WHATLEY; PACITA D.
WHATLEY,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,
v.
CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON; NORTH CHARLESTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT; NORTH CHARLESTON CODE ENFORCEMENT; MAYOR
KEITH SUMMEY, Mayor at CND,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (2:22-cv-04419-RMG)
Submitted: September 19, 2024 Decided: September 23, 2024
Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Samuel T. Whatley, II; Samuel T. Whatley; and Pacita D. Whatley, Appellants Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Samuel T. Whatley II, Reverend Samuel T. Whatley, and Pacita D. Whatley appeal
the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
dismissing for failure to state a claim their amended complaint. On appeal, we confine our
review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the
Whatleys’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition,
they have 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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