Mohammed N. Jilani v. BLAIR WILLIAMS; LARRY ARELLANO; S. THOMPSON, Officer

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 20-6171

MOHAMMED N. JILANI,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BLAIR WILLIAMS; LARRY ARELLANO; S. THOMPSON, Officer,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (5:17-ct-03150-BO)

Submitted: May 19, 2020 Decided: May 22, 2020

Before NIEMEYER, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mohammed Nasser Jilani, Appellant Pro Se. Jonathan Porter Babb, Sr., Special Deputy
Attorney General, Kathryn Hicks Shields, Assistant Attorney General, NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina; John Thomas
Crook, BAILEY & DIXON, Raleigh, North Carolina; Rodney Earl Pettey, Brian Michael
Williams, YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Mohammed N. Jilani appeals the district court’s orders denying relief in his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) action. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Jilani does not present an argument,
Jilani has forfeited appellate review of the district court’s orders. 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,
we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the
reasons stated by the district court. Jilani v. Freeman, No. 5:17-ct-03150-BO (E.D.N.C.
Aug. 6, 2018; May 16, 2019; Jan. 24, 2020). 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