Sherrie Lynn Smith v. Tammy Sue Martz, f/k/a Tammy Sue Keyser

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-2153
SHERRIE LYNN SMITH,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
TAMMY SUE MARTZ, f/k/a Tammy Sue Keyser,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Catherine C. Blake, Senior District Judge. (1:21-cv-03072-CCB)
Submitted: April 28, 2023 Decided: June 8, 2023
Before KING, WYNN, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Richard E. Schimel, LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD E SCHIMEL, LLC,
Bethesda, Maryland, for Appellant. John M. Quinn, ETHRIDGE, QUINN, KEMP,
ROWAN & HARTINGER, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Peggy Sue Keyser died—and her estate was closed—in 2015. More than six years
later, Sherrie Lynn Smith filed this suit accusing Tammy Sue Martz of fraud and breach of
fiduciary duty in Martz’s handling of Keyser’s estate. The district court granted summary
judgment for Martz, holding Smith’s claims were barred by the applicable statute of
limitations. Reviewing that judgment de novo, see Warfaa v. Ali, 1 F.4th 289, 293–94 (4th
Cir. 2021), we affirm. 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

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