Eric Exum v. Lieutenant Donna

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6216 Doc: 18 Filed: 03/03/2026 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-6216 ERIC RICARDO EXUM, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. LIEUTENANT DONNA; SERGEANT JORDAN; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER II CURTIS; CAPTAIN VENABLE; WARDEN ROBERT DEAN, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Julie R. Rubin, District Judge. (1:23-cv-02888-JRR) Submitted: February 26, 2026 Decided: March 3, 2026 Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Eric Ricardo Exum, Appellant Pro Se. Brittaney Ferrier, Assistant Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 25-6216 Doc: 18 Filed: 03/03/2026 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Eric Ricardo Exum, a Maryland inmate, appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Exum’s informal brief does not challenge the bases 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 Fouth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues preserved in that brief.”). Accordingly, we deny Exum’s motion for default judgment, and we affirm the district court’s order. Exum v. Donna, No. 1:23-cv-02888-JRR (D. Md. Mar. 5, 2025). 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 2