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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UNPUBLISHED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. 19-7584

PHILLIP S. DANIEL,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant - Appellee.

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

Richmond. M. Hannah Lauck, District Judge. (3:19-cv-00471-MHL-RCY)

Submitted: May 19, 2020 Decided: May 21, 2020

Before NIEMEYER, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Phillip S. Daniel, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Phillip S. Daniel appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint without 

prejudice for his failure to comply with the court’s order to pay the initial partial filing fee. 

On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 

34(b). Because Daniel’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, 

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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