Rodney E. Cobbs v. Margaret A. Hutzenbiler

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6568
RODNEY E. COBBS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MARGARET A. HUTZENBILER; EMILY G. LANKLER, District Attorney’s
Office; CONNIE JORDAN, Assistant District Attorney; JEANNIE BERG; ARIKA
SIDBURY; COURTNEY M. LAST,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:24-ct-03294-BO)
Submitted: April 28, 2026 Decided: April 30, 2026
Before WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rodney E. Cobbs, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Rodney E. Cobbs appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.* On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the
informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Cobbs’s informal brief does not challenge
the basis for the district court’s disposition, Cobbs 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 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
* We have jurisdiction over this appeal because the district court did not grant leave
to amend. See Britt v. DeJoy, 45 F.4th 790, 796 (4th Cir. 2022) (en banc) (order).

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