Opinion
21-0753
05-11-2022
JAMES McKIERNAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendant-Appellee.
Peter C. Riley of Tom Riley Law Firm, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant. William N. Toomey of Phelan Tucker Law, LLP, Iowa City, for appellee.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Sean McPartland, Judge.
James McKiernan appeals from a summary judgment ruling.
Peter C. Riley of Tom Riley Law Firm, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.
William N. Toomey of Phelan Tucker Law, LLP, Iowa City, for appellee.
Considered by May, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ.
MAY, Presiding Judge
In 2019, James McKiernan brought this action against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo). McKiernan claims Wells Fargo breached a 2009 agreement related to a previous foreclosure case between Wells Fargo and McKiernan. Wells Fargo sought summary judgment. The district court granted the motion because, inter alia, McKiernan's present claims are barred by claim preclusion because he had "a full and fair opportunity to litigate" his present claims in the parties' previous case. McKiernan appeals. Following our review, we conclude the district court was right to grant summary judgment. And we find little reason to elaborate on the district court's well-reasoned ruling. So we affirm without further opinion. See Iowa Ct. R. 21.26(1)(d), (e).
Our review is for errors at law. Andrew v. Hamilton Cnty. Pub. Hosp., 960 N.W.2d 481, 488 (Iowa 2021). And "[w]e view the record 'in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.'" Id. (citation omitted).
AFFIRMED.