David Bell v. United States

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: November 4, 2025
• Docket: 24-6525
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6525

DAVID LYNN BELL,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, District Judge. (3:21-cv-00148-GMG)

Submitted: October 30, 2025 Decided: November 4, 2025

Before KING, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David Lynn Bell, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

David Lynn Bell appeals the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s

recommendation and dismissing for lack of jurisdiction Bell’s complaint filed under the

Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80. We have reviewed the record

and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Bell v.

United States, No. 3:21-cv-00148-GMG (N.D. W. Va. Apr. 1, 2024); see Clendening v.

United States, 19 F.4th 421, 432, 434-36 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing discretionary function

exception). 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