Heather Crossman v. Becky

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: March 17, 2026
• Docket: 25-2097
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-2097

MRS. HEATHER H. CROSSMAN; THE PUSSSYKAT PARTEA,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

BECKY, Administrative Head of EPA; EPA OF NEWPORT NEWS AND HAMPTON,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Harrisonburg. Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, District Judge. (5:25-cv-00073-JHY-JCH)

Submitted: March 12, 2026 Decided: March 17, 2026

Before WILKINSON and KING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Heather H. Crossman, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Appellants, Heather H. Crossman and The PusssyKat ParTea, appeal the district

court’s order dismissing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) in the amended civil

complaint, which alleged a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R.

34(b). Because Appellants’ informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district

court’s disposition, they have 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 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