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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1509

JOSEPHAT MUA,

 Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY/PRINCE 

GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; VERJEANA M. JACOBS, 

Individually and as Board Chairperson of Prince George’s 

Public Schools; DR. WILLIAM R. HITE, JR., Individually and 

as superintendent; ROGER C. THOMAS, Esquire; SYNTHIA J. 

SHILLING; MONICA GOLDSON, Individually and as Associates 

superintendent of Prince George’s Public Schools; AMERICAN 

FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, 

AFSCME; ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AMERICAN 

FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), 

AFSCME LOCAL 2250; PIERRE DICKSON, Individually and as 

agent of the Board of Education of Prince George’s County; 

DR KEVIN MAXWELL, Individually and as superintendent of 

Prince George’s Public Schools; DR ALVIN L. CRAWLEY, 

Individually and as superintendent; ROBERT J. GASKIN, 

Individually and Chief Human Resources of Prince George’s 

Public Schools; DR. LILLIAN M. LOWERY; ARDRA O’NEAL; ABBEY 

HAIRSTON,

 Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District 

Judge. (8:15-cv-02249-PJM)

Submitted: September 13, 2016 Decided: September 16, 2016

Before TRAXLER, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Josephat Mua, Appellant Pro Se. Lauren Powell McDermott, Mark 

James Murphy, MOONEY, GREEN, SAINDON, MURPHY & WELCH, PC, 

Washington, D.C.; Judith E. Rivlin, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF 

STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., 

for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Josephat Mua appeals the district court’s order dismissing 

his complaint raising several civil claims against Defendants. 

On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the 

Appellant’s informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because 

Mua’s informal brief does not challenge the bases for the 

district court’s disposition, Mua has forfeited appellate review 

of the district court’s order. See Williams v. Giant Food Inc., 

370 F.3d 423, 430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we deny 

Mua’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm the 

district court’s order of dismissal. See Mua v. Bd. of Educ. of 

Prince George’s Cty., No. 8:15-cv-02249-PJM (D. Md. Mar. 31, 

2016). 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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