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Margaret REAVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC., (AMHSI); Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Defendants-Appellees.
Margaret Reaves appeals the district court's order granting Defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law as to several of Reaves’ claims, and the jury verdict in favor of Defendants as to her remaining claim. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant's brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Reaves’ informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court's grant of the motion for judgment, Reaves has forfeited appellate review of the court's judgment. 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
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 18-1419
Decided: August 20, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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