Eric Ricardo Exum v. Lieutenant Donna

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6216
ERIC RICARDO EXUM,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LIEUTENANT DONNA; SERGEANT JORDAN; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER II
CURTIS; CAPTAIN VENABLE; WARDEN ROBERT DEAN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Julie R. Rubin, District Judge. (1:23-cv-02888-JRR)
Submitted: February 26, 2026 Decided: March 3, 2026
Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Eric Ricardo Exum, Appellant Pro Se. Brittaney Ferrier, Assistant Attorney General,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Eric Ricardo Exum, a Maryland inmate, appeals the district court’s order dismissing
his civil action for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal
brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Exum’s informal brief does not challenge the bases
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 Fouth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues preserved in
that brief.”). Accordingly, we deny Exum’s motion for default judgment, and we affirm
the district court’s order. Exum v. Donna, No. 1:23-cv-02888-JRR (D. Md. Mar. 5, 2025).
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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