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Michael Allen JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Stacey KINCAID, Sheriff; 2nd Lt. Wilson, Deputy Sheriff; PFC. Tarder, Deputy Sheriff, Defendants - Appellees.
Michael Allen Johnson appeals the district court's order dismissing, without prejudice, his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) action for failing to notify the district court of his change of address.* On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant's brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Johnson's informal opening and supplemental briefs do not challenge the bases for the district court's dispositive holding, Johnson has forfeited appellate review of the court's disposition. 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 order. 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
FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTE. Our decision in Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc'y, Inc., 807 F.3d 619 (4th Cir. 2015), does not preclude this appeal because the district court dismissed the action for a “procedural reason[ ] unrelated to the contents of [Johnson's] pleading[ ].” Id. at 624.
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 19-7355
Decided: June 19, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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