USCA4 Appeal: 23-1886 Doc: 8 Filed: 02/02/2024 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-1886

SAAD LODHI,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

OFFICER BRADSHAW; FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA; FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Michael Stefan Nachmanoff, District Judge. (1:23-cv-00122-MSN-LRV)

Submitted: January 30, 2024 Decided: February 2, 2024

Before KING, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Saad Usman Lodhi, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Saad Usman Lodhi appeals the district court’s order denying his second motion for

leave to proceed in forma pauperis. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised

in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). In his informal brief, Lodhi asserts that another

judge granted him leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate case filed in the district

court. Lodhi also complains that the court suddenly cancelled a hearing that was scheduled

to address his second motion to proceed in forma pauperis. However, Lodhi does not

challenge the court’s conclusion that, in this case, leave to proceed in forma pauperis was

unwarranted in light of his stated annual income. Because Lodhi’s informal brief therefore

fails to 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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