Case Name: Kelvin WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Timothy TRAYNOR, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-13
Citations: 378 F. App'x 428
Docket Number: No. 09-30989
Parties: Kelvin WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Timothy TRAYNOR, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 378
Pages: 428–428

Head Matter:
Kelvin WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Timothy TRAYNOR, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-30989
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 13, 2010.
Kelvin Wells, Baton Rouge, LA, pro se.
Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Kelvin Wells appeals the dismissal of his civil suit against Timothy Traynor. Wells claims that Traynor caused the death of his father as retaliation for Wells's whistle-blowing activities. The magistrate judge construed Wells's complaint as a claim for wrongful death under La. Civ.Code art. 2315.2 and recommended dismissal of the claim without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, because the defendant was also a resident of Louisiana. Wells did not object to the magistrate's recommendation and the case was dismissed. On appeal, he argues that the death took place onboard the M/V ATLANTIC on November 22, 1997 and that the district court thus had maritime jurisdiction. Even if these allegations would be sufficient to establish the district court's jurisdiction, they were not raised before the district court and are waived on appeal. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.