UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-7185
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ARKALGUD LAKSHMINARASIMHA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:18-mj-01029-D-1)
Submitted: April 25, 2019 Decided: April 29, 2019
Before FLOYD and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Arkalgud N. Lakshminarasimha, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Arkalgud N. Lakshminarasimha appeals the district court’s order dismissing his
civil action for lack of jurisdiction, or, in the alternative, for failure to state a claim.
On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th
Cir. R. 34(b). Because Lakshminarasimha’s informal briefs do not challenge the bases
for the district court’s disposition, Lakshminarasimha 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 grant leave to proceed in
forma pauperis and affirm the district court’s judgment. North Carolina v.
Lakshminarasimha, No. 5:18-mj-01029-D-1 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 22, 2018). We deny
Lakshminarasimha’s motion to expedite decision and self-styled “Emergency Rule 27
motion” and 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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