Weldon Holtzclaw, Jr. v. John Doe of the Greenville County Detention Center

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6900 Doc: 10 Filed: 01/29/2026 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6900

WELDON EUGENE HOLTZCLAW, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JOHN DOE OF THE GREENVILLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., District Judge. (6:25-cv-03763-DCC)

Submitted: January 22, 2026 Decided: January 29, 2026

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6900 Doc: 10 Filed: 01/29/2026 Pg: 2 of 2

PER CURIAM: Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr., appeals the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and summarily dismissing Holtzclaw’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint 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 Holtzclaw’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 deny Holtzclaw’s pending motion for appeal, and 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