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Smith v. Mayfield

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 16, 2020
No. 19-7626 (4th Cir. Apr. 16, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-7626

04-16-2020

FRANKLIN C. SMITH, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. NURSE MAYFIELD, Nurse at the Virginia Beach Jail; CPL. LEVENDUSKI, Corporal at Virginia Beach Jail; DEPUTY DREW, Deputy at Virginia Beach Jail; CPL. FAY, Corporal at Virginia Beach Jail, Defendants - Appellees.

Franklin C. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, Chief District Judge. (2:18-cv-00031-MSD-LRL) Before WILKINSON, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Franklin C. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & COWARD, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Franklin C. Smith appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) complaint. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant's brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court's disposition, Smith 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 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


Summaries of

Smith v. Mayfield

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 16, 2020
No. 19-7626 (4th Cir. Apr. 16, 2020)
Case details for

Smith v. Mayfield

Case Details

Full title:FRANKLIN C. SMITH, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. NURSE MAYFIELD, Nurse at the…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 16, 2020

Citations

No. 19-7626 (4th Cir. Apr. 16, 2020)