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UNPUBLISHED

                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                           FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                      No. 19-2378

STEPHEN ASUBONTENG,

                    Plaintiff - Appellant,

             v.

ZUBIA, Landlord,

                    Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01475-LMB-JFA)

Submitted: August 20, 2020                                        Decided: August 24, 2020

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, WYNN, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Stephen Asubonteng, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

       Stephen Asubonteng appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint for

want of jurisdiction. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal

brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Asubonteng’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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