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UNPUBLISHED

                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                           FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                      No. 21-1958

TRACY MCNAIR,

                    Plaintiff - Appellant,

             v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                    Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:21-cv-00051-AWA-DEM)

Submitted: January 20, 2022                                       Decided: January 24, 2022

Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam.

Tracy McNair, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:

       Tracy McNair appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice

McNair’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, for failure to exhaust her

administrative remedies under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-

2680. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th

Cir. R. 34(b). In her informal brief, McNair raises several issues that are unrelated to the

reasoning underlying the district court’s order. We do not address any issue that is not

raised in the informal brief. 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.”). In any event, the district court did not err in

determining that it lacked jurisdiction because McNair failed to demonstrate that she

exhausted her administrative remedies before filing her suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 233(a), (g).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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