UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-7898

MUSHTAQ AL SAEDI, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNKNOWN, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01387-AJT-IDD)

Submitted: February 18, 2020 Decided: February 21, 2020

Before MOTZ, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mushtaq Al Saedi, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Mushtaq Al Saedi appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action as improvidently granted. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Al Saedi’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, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 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