# Michael Thompson v. Fairfax County School Board

> Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · July 18, 2019

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4418028

## Case

- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 18, 2019
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-1547

MICHAEL THOMPSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:18-cv-01601-LMB-MSN)

Submitted: July 16, 2019 Decided: July 18, 2019

Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Thompson, Appellant Pro Se. Jeffrey Brian Hardie, JACKSON LEWIS PC,
Reston, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:

Michael Thompson appeals the district court’s order dismissing as time-barred his

complaint alleging employment discrimination and retaliation. On appeal, we confine

our review to the issues raised in the Appellant’s brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because

Thompson’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s

disposition, Thompson 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

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