Jermaine M. Capel v. Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1178
JERMAINE M. CAPEL,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CHESAPEAKE SHERIFF’S OFFICE; JIM O’SULLIVAN; NURSE BULLOCH;
DEPUTY LASSITER; DEPUTY RAMOS; LT. FLINT; DEPUTY GREEN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:20-cv-00129-AWA-LRL)
Submitted: October 18, 2022 Decided: October 20, 2022
Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jermaine M. Capel, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC,
Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jermaine M. Capel appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 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 Capel’s informal brief does not challenge the basis
for the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s orders.
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. Capel’s motions to
seal and to amend the informal brief are denied. 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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