Adrien Hurley v. Department of Adult Correction

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6535 Doc: 14 Filed: 12/23/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6535

ADRIEN TYRONE HURLEY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF ADULT CORRECTION; DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:24-ct-03217-FL)

Submitted: December 18, 2025 Decided: December 23, 2025

Before NIEMEYER and BERNER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Adrien Tyrone Hurley, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Adrien Tyrone Hurley appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and for lack of subject matter

jurisdiction. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief.

See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Hurley’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