Opinion
24-1129
08-29-2024
BRYAN YANCEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Bryan Yancey, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: August 27, 2024
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:23-cv-01787-LMB-IDD)
Bryan Yancey, Appellant Pro Se.
Before KING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Bryan Yancey appeals the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. This Court "review[s] de novo the district court's dismissal of a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction." Campbell v. McCarthy, 952 F.3d 193, 202 (4th Cir. 2020). Federal district courts have original jurisdiction over "all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Under the longstanding well-pleaded complaint rule, however, "a suit arises under federal law only when the plaintiff's statement of his own cause of action shows that it is based upon federal law." Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49, 60 (2009) (cleaned up).
Upon our review, we conclude that the district court properly found that it lacked jurisdiction over Yancey's claims. Accordingly, we affirm. We also deny Yancey's motion to expedite. 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