U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2022

Jermaine Capel v. Chesapeake Sheriff Office

Jermaine Capel v. Chesapeake Sheriff Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided October 20, 2022

Jermaine Capel v. Chesapeake Sheriff Office

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-1178

JERMAINE M. CAPEL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CHESAPEAKE SHERIFF’S OFFICE; JIM O’SULLIVAN; NURSE BULLOCH; DEPUTY LASSITER; DEPUTY RAMOS; LT. FLINT; DEPUTY GREEN, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:20-cv-00129-AWA-LRL)

Submitted: October 18, 2022 Decided: October 20, 2022

Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jermaine M. Capel, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Jermaine M. Capel appeals the district court’s order 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 Capel’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. Capel’s motions to seal and to amend the informal brief are denied. 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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