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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-7898

MUSHTAQ AL SAEDI,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at 

Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01387-AJT-IDD)

Submitted: February 18, 2020 Decided: February 21, 2020

Before MOTZ, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mushtaq Al Saedi, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Mushtaq Al Saedi appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action as 

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

informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Al Saedi’s informal brief does not challenge 

the basis for the district court’s disposition, he 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, although we grant leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis, 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

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