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Parties Involved:
Morris Fain
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-2093

MORRIS FAIN,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant - Appellee.

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

Wilmington. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (7:19-cv-00109-FL)

Submitted: January 23, 2020 Decided: January 27, 2020

Before WYNN, DIAZ, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Morris Fain, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Morris Fain appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil complaint without 

prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). On appeal, we confine 

our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because 

Fain’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, Fain

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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