Josephat Mua v. Board of Education of PG Co.

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999842940-2] Originating case number: 8:15-cv-02249-PJM Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999930894]. Mailed to: J Mua. [16-1509]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1509

JOSEPHAT MUA,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
OF
PRINCE
GEORGE’S
COUNTY/PRINCE
GEORGE’S
COUNTY
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS;
VERJEANA
M.
JACOBS,
Individually and as Board Chairperson of Prince George’s
Public Schools; DR. WILLIAM R. HITE, JR., Individually and
as superintendent; ROGER C. THOMAS, Esquire; SYNTHIA J.
SHILLING; MONICA GOLDSON, Individually and as Associates
superintendent of Prince George’s Public Schools; AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES,
AFSCME;
ASSOCIATION
OF
CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES
AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME),
AFSCME LOCAL 2250; PIERRE DICKSON, Individually and as
agent of the Board of Education of Prince George’s County;
DR KEVIN MAXWELL, Individually and as superintendent of
Prince George’s Public Schools; DR ALVIN L. CRAWLEY,
Individually and as superintendent; ROBERT J. GASKIN,
Individually and Chief Human Resources of Prince George’s
Public Schools; DR. LILLIAN M. LOWERY; ARDRA O’NEAL; ABBEY
HAIRSTON,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Peter J. Messitte, Senior District
Judge. (8:15-cv-02249-PJM)

Submitted:

September 13, 2016

Decided:

September 16, 2016

Before TRAXLER, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Josephat Mua, Appellant Pro Se.
Lauren Powell McDermott, Mark
James Murphy, MOONEY, GREEN, SAINDON, MURPHY & WELCH, PC,
Washington, D.C.; Judith E. Rivlin, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.,
for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Josephat Mua appeals the district court’s order dismissing
his complaint raising several civil claims against Defendants.
On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
Appellant’s informal brief.
Mua’s

informal

brief

does

See 4th Cir. R. 34(b).
not

challenge

the

bases

Because
for

the

district court’s disposition, Mua has forfeited appellate review
of the district court’s order.

See Williams v. Giant Food Inc.,

370 F.3d 423, 430 n.4 (4th Cir. 2004).

Accordingly, we deny

Mua’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm the
district court’s order of dismissal.

See Mua v. Bd. of Educ. of

Prince George’s Cty., No. 8:15-cv-02249-PJM (D. Md. Mar. 31,
2016).
legal
before

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
contentions
this

court

are

adequately

and

argument

presented

would

not

in
aid

the
the

materials
decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

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