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25-1911•Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr. v. Verizon
25-1911Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDec 2, 2025
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1911
WELDON EUGENE HOLTZCLAW, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
VERIZON,
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-03217-DCC)
Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 dismissing his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to prosecute. 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 appellate “motion to 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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