John Turner v. Shen Valley Dept Social Svcs, No. 20-2305 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-2305 JOHN PAUL TURNER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SHENANDOAH VALLEY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; BOYD LAMBERT; HENRY BILLINGS; ERIC WINGARD; HENRY FUNERAL HOME, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Harrisonburg. Elizabeth Kay Dillon, District Judge. (5:20-cv-00033-EKD) Submitted: April 22, 2021 Decided: April 26, 2021 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, AGEE, Circuit Judge, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. John Paul Turner, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: John Paul Turner appeals the district court’s orders dismissing Turner’s civil action for failure to pay the filing fee and denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to alter or amend judgment. * On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Turner’s informal brief does not challenge any aspect of the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the 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.”). 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 Although the district court dismissed the action without prejudice, we have jurisdiction over this appeal. See Bing v. Brivo Sys., LLC, 959 F.3d 605, 615 (4th Cir. 2020). * 2

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