UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7816
DANIEL TAYLOR,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LESLIE FLEMING, Warden; HAROLD CLARKE; SAMFORD CRAFT,
Correctional Officer; SENSABAUGH, Correctional Officer,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at
Roanoke. Elizabeth Kay Dillon, District Judge. (7:17-cv-00099-EKD-JCH)
Submitted: June 29, 2021 Decided: July 1, 2021
Before HARRIS, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Daniel Taylor, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Daniel Taylor appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to
dismiss his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. On appeal, we confine
our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because
Taylor’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, he
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 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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