Opinion
21-1516
09-13-2021
JOHN MICHAEL WOLFE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MARK R. HERRING, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendant-Appellee.
John Michael Wolfe, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: September 9, 2021
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O'Grady, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-00189-LO-JFA)
John Michael Wolfe, Appellant Pro Se.
Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
John Michael Wolfe appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.[*] Wolfe v. Herring, No. 1:20-cv-00189-LO-JFA (E.D. Va. Mar. 30, 2021). 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 AS MODIFIED [*] Because the district court's dismissal was for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, we modify the district court's order to clarify that the dismissal is without prejudice. See S. Walk at Broadlands Homeowner's Ass'n v. OpenBand at Broadlands, LLC, 713 F.3d 175, 185 (4th Cir. 2013) ("A dismissal for . . . [a] defect in subject matter jurisdiction[] must be one without prejudice, because a court that lacks jurisdiction has no power to adjudicate and dispose of a claim on the merits.").