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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1949

COLLETTE DAVIDSON,

Claimant – Appellant,

MILTON T. BUTTERWORTH, JR.; ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY; INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA; COMMERCIAL 

UNION INSURANCE COMPANY; WILLIAM H. MCGEE AND COMPANY 

INCORPORATED; LIMITED ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY; CHUBB & SON, 

INCORPORATED; SUN ALLIANCE GROUP; SALVAGE ASSOCIATION; 

UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S; LONDON ASSURANCE; ALLIANCE 

ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED; GRE OF AMERICA CORPORATION; 

GUARDIAN ROYAL EXCHANGE; ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE; 

INDEMNITY MUTUAL MARINE ASSURANCE COMPANY; INDEMNITY MARINE 

ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED; SUN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW 

YORK; SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED; GREAT WESTERN 

INSURANCE COMPANY; SUN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; UNION 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; ORIENTAL MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY; COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; MERCANTILE 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY; PACIFIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; MARINE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, LIMITED; INDEMNITY MARINE; LONDON ASSOCIATED 

CORPORATION; ROYAL ASSOCIATED CORPORATION; ROYAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY; ROYAL MARINE; INDEMNITY MUTUAL; ROYAL EXCHANGE & 

LONDON OFFICES; UNION BANK OF LONDON; COMMONWEALTH FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY; DENNIS STANDEFER; SUPERINTENDENT OF 

INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; ROBOL LAW OFFICE; 

RICHARD THOMAS ROBOL; COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, 

LIMITED,

Claimants,

v.

COLUMBUS-AMERICA DISCOVERY GROUP; RECOVERY LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP,

Plaintiffs – Appellees,

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HARRY G. JOHN; JACK F. GRIMM; TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA 

UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

Plaintiffs,

and

THE UNIDENTIFIED & ABANDONED SAILING VESSEL; THE 

UNIDENTIFIED SAILING VESSEL; S. S. CENTRAL AMERICA; THE 

WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief

District Judge. (2:87-cv-00363-RBS; 2:14-cv-00160-RBS-LRL)

Submitted: February 6, 2015 Decided: February 25, 2015

Before KING, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Collette Davidson, Appellant Pro Se. Philip N. Davey, Bryan K. 

Meals, DAVEY & BROGAN, PC, Norfolk, Virginia; Richard Thomas 

Robol, ROBOL LAW OFFICE, LLC, Columbus, Ohio; James Long 

Chapman, IV, Cyrus Wiley Grandy, VI, Steven Michael Stancliff, 

CRENSHAW WARE & MARTIN, PLC, Norfolk, Virginia; Conrad M. 

Shumadine, Brett Alexander Spain, WILLCOX & SAVAGE, PC, Norfolk, 

Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Collette Davidson appeals the district court’s order 

dismissing her salvage action for failure to state a claim. On 

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

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

informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district 

court’s disposition, Davidson has forfeited appellate review of 

the court’s order. Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis and 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

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