Wendell LeMaitre v. Donald Grindstaff

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: November 23, 2022
• Docket: 22-6645
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-6645

WENDELL J. LEMAITRE,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DONALD GRINDSTAFF, Captain - Mountain View Correctional Institution; ADAM HUGHES, Sergeant - Mountain View Correctional Institution; JOHN KING, Corrections Officer - Mountain View Correctional Institution; TOMMY HARRIS, a/k/a T. Harris, Correctional Officer - Mountain View Correctional Institution,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (1:20-cv-00068-MR)

Submitted: November 17, 2022 Decided: November 23, 2022

Before KING, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Wendell J. LeMaitre, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Wendell J. LeMaitre appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants summary

judgment on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues

raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because LeMaitre’s informal brief does

not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, he 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 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