Derek William Wragge v. City of Wilmington, North Carolina

Whether a court of appeals may affirm dismissal of a pro se civil-rights action on the ground that the appellant forfeited review under a local informal-brief rule, without liberally construing, the pro se filings to determine whether they fairly challenged the basis for dismissal.

Whether, at the screening stage under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), a district court should dismiss a pro se complaint alleging municipal zoning action affecting property interests without allowing an opportunity to clarify the federal constitutional and statutory basis for relief where amendment would not be futile.

Whether a pro se complaint alleging that municipal officials, acting under color of law, deprived a property owner of protected property interests without adequate process may be dismissed before discovery solely because the pleading is imperfectly labeled.