Cynthia B. Woods v. S.C. Department of Health & Human Services

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 20-1275

CYNTHIA B. WOODS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES; MONA SECHREST;
MARSHA BROWN; KIM BACKMAN; DR. PETE LIGGETT; CHRISTIAN L.
SOURA,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

HOLLIE HOADWONIC,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Mary G. Lewis, District Judge. (3:18-cv-00834-MGL)

Submitted: June 18, 2020 Decided: June 22, 2020

Before FLOYD, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Cynthia B. Woods, Appellant Pro Se. Fred Adam Williams, GIGNILLIAT, SAVITZ &
BETTIS, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Cynthia B. Woods appeals the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s
recommendation to grant Defendants’ motion to dismiss Woods’ several employment-
related claims. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s
brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because the informal brief does not challenge the bases for
the district court’s dispositive holdings, Woods has forfeited appellate review of the court’s
disposition. 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