Opinion
23-1565
10-23-2023
KEVIN SLEEM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; UNC CHAPEL HILL, Dorms, Student Housing; FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, College of Business; DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Engineering Department, Defendants-Appellees.
Kevin Sleem, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: October 19, 2023
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:22-cv-00355-FL)
Kevin Sleem, Appellant Pro Se.
Before KING and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Kevin Sleem appeals the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss, after a review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), Sleem's civil complaint against Defendants. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Sleem's informal and supplemental informal briefs fail to meaningfully challenge the district court's rationale for dismissing his claims, Sleem 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."). To the extent Sleem seeks to raise new claims or to introduce evidence for the first time on appeal, he may not do so. See Holly Hill Farm Corp. v. United States, 447 F.3d 258, 267 (4th Cir. 2006). We therefore affirm the district court's order. Sleem v. U.S. Fed. Gov't, No. 5:22-cv-00355-FL (E.D. N.C. Apr. 27, 2023). 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