Delroy Spence v. Parole Board

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6763
DELROY SPENCE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
PAROLE BOARD,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:24-ct-03291-FL)
Submitted: March 26, 2026 Decided: March 31, 2026
Before RICHARDSON and BERNER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Delroy Spence, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Delroy Spence appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. On appeal, we confine our review
to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Spence’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
∗ Although the district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), the court’s dispositive finding was that Spence
failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. In any event, Spence does not challenge
either basis on appeal.

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