Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr. v. John Doe of the Greenville County Detention Center

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6900
WELDON EUGENE HOLTZCLAW, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JOHN DOE OF THE GREENVILLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Greenville. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., District Judge. (6:25-cv-03763-DCC)
Submitted: January 22, 2026 Decided: January 29, 2026
Before AGEE, RICHARDSON, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr., appeals the district court’s order accepting the
magistrate judge’s recommendation and summarily dismissing Holtzclaw’s 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. On appeal, we confine our review to the
issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Holtzclaw’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 deny Holtzclaw’s
pending motion for appeal, and 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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