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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 20-1193

VALERIE DONNELLY, a/k/a Valerie Mescia-Donnelly,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

PETER MISITI,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at 

Anderson. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., District Judge. (8:19-cv-03291-DCC)

Submitted: May 21, 2020 Decided: May 27, 2020

Before AGEE and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit 

Judge.

Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Valerie Donnelly, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Valerie Donnelly appeals the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation and dismissing Donnelly’s civil complaint. The district court correctly 

concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this complaint under the probate 

exception to diversity jurisdiction. See Lee Graham Shopping Ctr., LLC v. Estate of 

Kirsch, 777 F.3d 678, 680-81 (4th Cir. 2015). However, because dismissals for lack of 

subject matter jurisdiction must be without prejudice, we affirm the court’s order as 

modified to reflect that the dismissal is without prejudice. See S. Walk at Broadlands 

Homeowner’s Ass’n v. OpenBand at Broadlands, LLC, 713 F.3d 175, 185 (4th Cir. 2013). 

As to Donnelly’s motion for summary judgment, we deny that motion as improperly filed 

in the court of appeals. 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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