Russell Lee Watkins v. Walmart of Holly Springs

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-6027
RUSSELL LEE WATKINS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
WALMART OF HOLLY SPRINGS; D. RICHARDS, Holly Springs Police
Department; S. PEARSON, Holly Springs Police Department; JOSH RANSON,
Walmart Security Guard; RICHARD SEARS, Mayor of Holly Springs,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:19-ct-03119-D)
Submitted: January 27, 2021 Decided: February 16, 2021
Before THACKER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Russell Lee Watkins, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Russell Lee Watkins appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). On
appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R.
34(b). Because Watkins’ informal brief does not challenge the bases for the district court’s
disposition, instead repeating and expanding on the claims asserted in his complaint, 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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