Wallace Gaither v. Roy Cooper ( 2020 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-6959
WALLACE GAITHER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
and
CHARLES EVERETTE HINTON; ALLEN J. BUTTKE; STANLEY M.
DRAUGHON; WALTER KEVIN JOHNSON,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ROY COOPER; ERIK A. HOOKS; MICHAEL HARDEE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Richard Ernest Myers, II, District Judge. (5:20-ct-03153-M)
Submitted: September 24, 2020 Decided: September 29, 2020
Before HARRIS and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Wallace Gaither, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Wallace Gaither appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint without
prejudice for failure to prosecute or comply with court orders. On appeal, we confine our
review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Gaither’s
informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, 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 deny Gaither’s
motion for a transcript at the government’s expense and 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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