Mark-Christopher Johnson v. Virginia Department of Taxation

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1859
MARK-CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Newport News. Jamar Kentrell Walker, District Judge. (4:24-cv-00113-JKW-LRL)
Submitted: October 30, 2025 Decided: November 4, 2025
Before RUSHING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Mark-Christopher Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Mark-Christopher Johnson appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil
action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have reviewed the record and discern no
reversible error. Accordingly, we modify the district court’s order, Johnson v. Va. Dep’t
of Tax’n, No. 4:24-cv-00113-JKW-LRL (E.D. Va. July 14, 2025), to reflect dismissal of
Johnson’s claims without prejudice, see S. Walk at Broadlands Homeowner’s Ass’n v.
OpenBand at Broadlands, LLC, 713 F.3d 175, 185 (4th Cir. 2013) (noting that court
lacking “jurisdiction has no power to adjudicate and dispose of a claim on the merits”), and
affirm the order as modified, see 28 U.S.C. § 2106. 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 AS MODIFIED

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