UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-2220
SUSAN NEAL MATOUSEK,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF VA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:18-cv-00433-RAJ-LRL)
Submitted: April 15, 2019 Decided: May 1, 2019
Before DIAZ and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Susan Neal Matousek, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Susan Neal Matousek appeals the district court’s order dismissing her civil action
for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) (2012). * On appeal, we confine
our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because
Matousek’s informal briefs and other documents filed on appeal do not challenge the
bases for the district court’s disposition, Matousek 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 Matousek’s motion to seal medical and
personal information, deny her petition for initial hearing en banc, and 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
*
Although the district court dismissed the action without prejudice, the court’s
order is final and appealable under Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, Inc., 807 F.3d
619, 623 (4th Cir. 2015), and Martin v. Duffy, 858 F.3d 239, 247 (4th Cir. 2017).
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