USCA4 Appeal: 25-1731 Doc: 14 Filed: 11/24/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1731

JERRY KING,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

HONDA TRADING AMERICA CORPORATION; PEOPLEREADY, INC.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Joseph Dawson, III, District Judge. (4:22-cv-01720-JD)

Submitted: November 20, 2025 Decided: November 24, 2025

Before THACKER, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerry King, Appellant Pro Se. Nikole Setzler Mergo, Columbia, South Carolina, Kirsten Elena Small, MAYNARD NEXSEN PC, Greenville, South Carolina; Michael Brian Magargle, CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

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PER CURIAM:

Jerry King appeals the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s

recommendation to grant Defendants summary judgment on King’s discrimination,

harassment, and retaliation claims, brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues

raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because King’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,

(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 order. 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

* This forfeiture notwithstanding, we find no reversible error in the district court’s disposition. King v. Honda Trading Am. Corp., No. 4:22-cv-01720-JD (D.S.C. May 28, 2025).

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