Lois Yankah v. Riverside Regional Jail Auth., No. 20-6613 (4th Cir. 2020)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-6613 LOIS YANKAH, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. RIVERSIDE REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY; CORIZON; RICHMOND CITY JUSTICE CENTER; OFFICER SEWARD, Booking Officer; SGT. THOMAS, Sergeant Booking; SGT. LOVING, Sergeant Disciplinary Committee; SGT. KING, Sergeant Disciplinary Committee; ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MINTON, Asst Superintendent Disciplinary Committee; OFFICER BEACH, Pod Officer; OFFICER BARBOUR, Pod Officer; OFFICER COPELAND, Pod Officer; LT. WYCHE, Lieutenant; CPT. MACK, Captain; MAJOR FLIPPIN; SGT. SPRATLEY, Sergeant; UNKNOWN RIVERSIDE REGIONAL JAIL OFFICIALS, Jail Officials; CORIZON HEALTH, INC., Medical Provider; UNKNOWN CORIZON MEDICAL STAFF, Jail Medical Staff; UNKNOWN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S AND DEPUTIES, Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs; CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, County Leadership; CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, County; CHESTERFIELD COUNTY JAIL, County Leadership; PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, County Leadership; PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, County; DEPUTY CARVER, Deputy Sheriff Booking; SERGEANT SMITH, Deputy Sheriff Classification; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Commonwealth; KELLY THOMASSON, Secretary of the Commonwealth; CHRISTOPHER FRINK, Director of Extradition; GOVERNOR TERENCE R. MCAULIFFE, Governor; CITY OF RICHMOND, City; RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL, County Leadership; LIEUTENANT DECCA, Booking Supervisor; CHESTERFIELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, County Leadership; UNKNOWN RICHMOND CITY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND STAFF, Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs; RICHMOND CITY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, County Leadership, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, Chief District Judge. (2:18-cv-00222-MSD-LRL) Submitted: December 22, 2020 Decided: December 29, 2020 Before NIEMEYER, FLOYD, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lois A. Yankah, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Lois A. Yankah appeals the district court’s orders dismissing her complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim and denying her motion for reconsideration. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Yankah’s informal brief does not challenge the dispositive basis for the district court’s denial, she 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, we affirm. 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 3

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