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Stroud v. Mecklenburg Cnty. Sheriff's Office

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 25, 2018
No. 18-1276 (4th Cir. Jun. 25, 2018)

Opinion

No. 18-1276

06-25-2018

KIMBERLY STROUD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; NICOLE HAILEY, Sergeant, Defendants - Appellees.

Kimberly Stroud, Appellant Pro Se. Sean Francis Perrin, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellees.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Senior District Judge. (3:17-cv-00204-GCM) Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion. Kimberly Stroud, Appellant Pro Se. Sean Francis Perrin, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Kimberly Stroud appeals the district court's order dismissing her complaint. She contends that the district court should have allowed her leave to amend her complaint to add Mecklenburg County as a defendant. However, Stroud did not ask for leave to amend in the district court, and we do not consider issues raised for the first time on appeal. See In re Under Seal, 749 F.3d 276, 285 (4th Cir. 2014). Because Stroud's informal brief does not otherwise challenge the basis for the district court's disposition, Stroud 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."). We note, however, that because the district court dismissed Stroud's claim against Defendant Nicole Hailey for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, the dismissal of this claim should have been without prejudice. See S. Walk at Broadlands Homeowner's Ass'n v. OpenBand at Broadlands, LLC, 713 F.3d 175, 185 (4th Cir. 2013). We thus modify the judgment to reflect that the dismissal of the claim against Hailey is without prejudice.

Accordingly, we affirm as modified the judgment of the district court. 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 AS MODIFIED


Summaries of

Stroud v. Mecklenburg Cnty. Sheriff's Office

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 25, 2018
No. 18-1276 (4th Cir. Jun. 25, 2018)
Case details for

Stroud v. Mecklenburg Cnty. Sheriff's Office

Case Details

Full title:KIMBERLY STROUD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHERIFF'S…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 25, 2018

Citations

No. 18-1276 (4th Cir. Jun. 25, 2018)