UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-1594
RALPH STEWART, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
VCU HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY, formerly “VCU/VCU Health
System”,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY; VCU/VCU HEALTH SYSTEM;
VCU MEDICAL CENTER/MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION;
MCV/MCV PHYSICIANS; MCV HOSPITALS AUTHORITY; JOHN DUVAL;
MARIA CURRAN; DONNA STEIGLEDER; MARIE GREENWOOD; SHARON
JAHN; DEBORAH SLAYDEN; PETER RING; DUANE JACKSON; TERI
KUTTENKULER; DAVID HOULETTE; ANTOINETTE LIGHT,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, District
Judge. (3:09-cv-00738-HEH-DJN)
Submitted: September 21, 2012 Decided: October 1, 2012
Before KING, DAVIS, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ralph Stewart, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Gregory Clayton Fleming,
Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia; Lynn
Forgrieve Jacob, WILLIAMS MULLEN, Richmond, Virginia; Sara Berg
Rafal, WILLIAMS MULLEN, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Ralph Stewart, Jr., appeals the district court’s order
granting the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Authority’s petition for attorney’s fees and ordering that he
pay attorney’s fees in the amount of $28,547.25 as a sanction
for his failure to comply with the rules of discovery.
On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Stewart’s
informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district
court’s disposition, Stewart has forfeited appellate review of
the court’s order. 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
AFFIRMED
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