Frank Paul Ferrara v. Commonwealth of Virginia

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6546
FRANK PAUL FERRARA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS; DIRECTOR, PAROLE AND PROBATION
DEPARTMENT; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:22-cv-00172-AWA-LRL)
Submitted: September 25, 2025 Decided: September 30, 2025
Before GREGORY and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Frank Paul Ferrara, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Frank Paul Ferrara appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
action 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 Ferrara’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 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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