Oscar Villarreal v. Leon Dixon

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Oscar Villarreal v. Leon Dixon

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-7075

OSCAR A. VILLARREAL,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

LEON DIXON, MD, Nottoway Correctional Center Physician; DAVID CALL, Warden, Nottoway Correctional Center; ORTHO VIRGINIA, Contract Practitioner,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. M. Hannah Lauck, District Judge. (3:19-cv-00447-MHL-EWH)

Submitted: December 21, 2021 Decided: December 27, 2021

Before KING and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Oscar Alejandro Villarreal, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Oscar A. Villarreal appeals the district court’s orders denying relief on his

42 U.S.C. § 1983

complaint. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal

brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Villarreal’s informal brief does not challenge the

basis for the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s

orders. 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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