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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1008

MITHUN BANERJEE,

Debtor - Appellant,

v.

TIMOTHY P. BRANIGAN,

Trustee - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (8:23-cv-01509-PJM)

Submitted: October 30, 2025 Decided: November 3, 2025

Before RUSHING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mithun Banerjee, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Mithun Banerjee appeals the district court’s order dismissing his appeal from the

bankruptcy court’s Administrative Order Rescinding the Electronic Document Submission

System and denying as moot his motion to recuse the bankruptcy court judge and for an

extension of time. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal

brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Banerjee’s informal brief argues only for the recusal

of the bankruptcy court judge and does not challenge the district court’s dismissal of his

bankruptcy appeal or the determination that the recusal motion is moot, 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 order. Banerjee v. Branigan, No. 8:23-cv-01509-PKM (D. Md. filed Nov. 26, 2024

& entered Nov. 27, 2024). 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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