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Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//May 11, 2026//
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Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//May 11, 2026//
Where a pro se plaintiff appealed multiple district court orders dismissing numerous civil actions, but his informal brief did not challenge the basis for the district court’s dispositions, he forfeited appellate review of those orders.
Background
Tremel Marquis Rosser appeals the district court’s orders dismissing multiple civil actions.
Analysis
This court confines its review to the issues raised in the informal brief. Because Rosser’s informal briefs do not challenge the basis for the district court’s dispositions, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s orders.
Affirmed.
Rosser v. Rubio, Case Nos. 25-2284, 25-2286, 25-2287, 25-2288, 25-2298, 25-2299, 25-2300, 25-2301, 25-2302, April 30, 2026. 4th Cir. (per curiam), from EDVA at Norfolk (Walker). Tremel Marquis Rosser, Appellant Pro Se. VLW 026-2-156. 5 pp.
VLW 026-2-156
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