Bryan Yancey v. Wells Fargo & Company

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: August 29, 2024
• Docket: 24-1129
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-1129

BRYAN YANCEY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellee.

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)

Submitted: August 27, 2024 Decided: August 29, 2024

Before KING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Bryan Yancey, Appellant Pro Se.

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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