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Charles GABRIEL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Forsyth County Clerk of Court Ms. Susan FRYE, Office of the 21st Judicial District Court; Holley Robinson, Deputy Assistant; Statebridge Company, LLC; Brougham Reo Owner, LP; John A. Mandulak, Individually and as Trustee; Hutchens Law Firm; Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Defendants - Appellees.
Charles Gabriel, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Forsyth County Clerk of Court Ms. Susan Frye, Office of the 21st Judicial District Court; Holly Robinson, Deputy Assistant, Defendants - Appellees, Statebridge Company, LLC; Brougham Reo Owner, LP; John A. Mandulak, Individually and as Trustee; Hutchens Law Firm; Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Defendants.
Charles Gabriel appeals the district court's orders dismissing his civil action and denying his motion to file an amended complaint. To the extent Gabriel sought to challenge the result of a state foreclosure action, the district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Rooker-Feldman * doctrine. The court further concluded that Gabriel's claims that survived Rooker-Feldman failed to state a plausible claim for relief and that amendment would be futile because Gabriel's amended complaint similarly failed to state a plausible claim for relief. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we grant Gabriel's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Gabriel v. Frye, No. 1:18-cv-00354-TDS-LPA (M.D.N.C. Jan. 8, 2019 & May 21, 2019). 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
FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTE. D.C. Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 103 S.Ct. 1303, 75 L.Ed.2d 206 (1983); Rooker v. Fid. Tr. Co., 263 U.S. 413, 44 S.Ct. 149, 68 L.Ed. 362 (1923).
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 19-1165, No. 19-1673
Decided: August 06, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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