UNPUBLISHED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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

(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.,

,

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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