UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-2148
MERVIN HINSON-BEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF ALBERMARLE POLICE DEPARTMENT; B. J. TIPTON, Officer,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles,
District Judge. (1:16-cv-00402-CCE-JLW)
Submitted: February 16, 2017 Decided: February 21, 2017
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Mervin Hinson-Bey, Appellant Pro Se. Bradley Philip Kline,
CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Mervin Hinson-Bey appeals the district court’s order
dismissing with prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) civil
rights action 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 Hinson-Bey’s informal
brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s
disposition, Hinson-Bey has forfeited appellate review of the
court’s order. See Williams v. Giant Food Inc., 370 F.3d 423,
430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004). 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 this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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