Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr. v. Donald C. Coggins

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6695
WELDON EUGENE HOLTZCLAW, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DONALD C. COGGINS,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 25-7017
WELDON EUGENE HOLTZCLAW, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DONALD C. COGGINS,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Greenville. Timothy M. Cain, Chief District Judge. (6:25-cv-03974-TMC)
Submitted: March 26, 2026 Decided: May 1, 2026

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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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 orders accepting the
magistrate judge’s recommendation and summarily dismissing Holtzclaw’s 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 complaint, and denying reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Holtzclaw’s pending appellate motions, and we
affirm. Holtzclaw v. Coggins, No. 6:25-cv-03974-TMC (D.S.C. Aug. 11, 2025; Nov. 19,
2025).
These appeals are the latest of over a dozen unsuccessful appeals that Holtzclaw has
filed in the last six months. And Holtzclaw has only increased the frequency of his filings,
as he has dozens of additional civil appeals currently pending in this court. Accordingly,
we order Holtzclaw to show cause why he should not be monetarily sanctioned for his
excessive filing, and why he should not be enjoined from filing further appeals, petitions,
and motions relating to any civil matter in this court unless any sanctions are paid and a
district court judge certifies that the appeal Holtzclaw seeks to file is not frivolous. We
further direct Holtzclaw to show cause why the prefiling injunction should not include that
any filing in this court can only include one appellate case number—unless appeals are
consolidated by this court—and that any filing must state on the first page the appellate
case number and the relief Holtzclaw seeks through the filing. If any filing does not follow
these instructions, the filing will be returned to Holtzclaw without being docketed.
We direct Holtzclaw to file his response to this order to show cause no later than
21 days after the date of this opinion. We dispense with oral argument because the facts

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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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