Daniel C. Hill v. United States Postal Service

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-2014

DANIEL C. HILL,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (7:19-cv-00113-BO)

Submitted: January 21, 2020 Decided: January 23, 2020

Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Daniel C. Hill, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Daniel C. Hill appeals the district court’s order dismissing with prejudice his
petition for review of a Merit Systems Protection Board decision.
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On appeal, we confine
our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because
Hill’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition—that
Hill failed to prosecute his claims—Hill 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 Hill’s motion to supplement his informal
brief, 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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To the extent Hill was also attempting to petition for review of an August 2, 2017,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision, it does not alter the disposition of
this appeal.