Bryan Yancey v. Wells Fargo & Company

UNPUBLISHED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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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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

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