Case Explained: WESLEY LEON BETHEA v. T. BISSETTE; CITY OF WILSON; BENNY BOYKIN; CALVIN WOODARD

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-28 The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Wesley Leon Bethea’s civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court held that the district court properly dismissed the action as time-barred because Bethea filed his complaint outside the applicable statute of limitations, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). The appellate court found no reversible error in this determination and noted that Bethea failed to offer any argument on appeal to demonstrate that the lower court’s ruling was erroneous. Consequently, the district court’s judgment stands. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.