USCA4 Appeal: 22-1667 Doc: 10 Filed: 11/22/2022 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-1667

JOSHUA OMAR BROWN, a natural man/Moorish American,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; MECKLENBURG COUNTY; THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, Superior Division; SPENCER B. MERRIWEATHER, III, District Attorney; W. ROBERT BELL, Senior Resident Judge; ELIZABETH THORTON TROSCH, Chief District Judge; F. BROWN, Mecklenburg County Magistrate; BELAL ELRAHAL, Assistant Public Defender,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Robert J. Conrad, Jr., District Judge. (3:21-cv-00461-RJC-DCK)

Submitted: November 17, 2022 Decided: November 22, 2022

Before KING, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joshua Omar Brown, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Joshua Omar Brown appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion

to dismiss Brown’s complaint. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in

the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Brown’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,

(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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