Reinaldo Olavarria v. Wake County Department of Social Services, Wcdss

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-2250
REINALDO OLAVARRIA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
WAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WCDSS; NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICE REGULATION,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:21-cv-00082-BO)
Submitted: March 29, 2022 Decided: March 31, 2022
Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Reinaldo Olavarria, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Reinaldo Olavarria appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motions
to dismiss Olavarria’s complaint seeking review of two decisions of the North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues
raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Olavarria’s informal brief fails
to meaningfully challenge the district court’s rationale for dismissing his claims, Olavarria
has forfeited appellate review of the court’s disposition. 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.”). 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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