Erika Pedrick v. Martin O'Malley ( 2024 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1624
ERIKA ELEANOR PEDRICK,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Charles David Austin, Magistrate Judge. (8:23-cv-00924-CDA)
Submitted: November 19, 2024 Decided: November 21, 2024
Before QUATTLEBAUM, RUSHING, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Erika Eleanor Pedrick, Appellant Pro Se. Mark Jason Dorval, Special Assistant United
States Attorney, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Baltimore, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Erika Eleanor Pedrick appeals the magistrate judge’s order upholding the
Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) denial of Pedrick’s applications for disability insurance
benefits and supplemental security income. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues
raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Pedrick’s informal brief does
not challenge the basis for the magistrate judge’s disposition, she has forfeited appellate
review of the magistrate judge’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.”); see also Hicks v. Ferreyra, 965 F.3d
302, 310 (4th Cir. 2020) (“It is well established that this court does not consider issues
raised for the first time on appeal, absent exceptional circumstances.” (cleaned up)).
Accordingly, we affirm the magistrate judge’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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