Robert Neville v. Elizabeth McCaghren ( 2020 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-2017
ROBERT NEVILLE, MD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ELIZABETH C. MCCAGHREN,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 20-2020
ROBERT NEVILLE, MD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BETSY MCCAGHREN,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina,
at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (1:20-cv-00020-MR-WCM; 1:20-
cv-00065-MR-WCM)
Submitted: December 22, 2020 Decided: December 28, 2020
Before NIEMEYER, FLOYD, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Neville, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, Robert Neville appeals the district court’s order
denying Neville’s motion for recusal. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised
in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Neville’s informal brief does not
challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition of the motion for recusal, he has
forfeited appellate review of the court’s order. 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
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