Case Name: Emma E. DU BOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brenda Dubois BRADLEY; Gail Carr; Vicki Cerna-Bell; Naomi Claybon; Arthur Claybon, Jr.; Norma Diaz; Muhammed Ifran; Kevin C. Johnson; Debra Kenerson; Gail Johnson Leblanc; Abbas Lokhandwala; Debra Mardis; Jeffrey Wilson, Sr., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-10
Citations: 562 F. App'x 208
Docket Number: No. 13-20451
Parties: Emma E. DU BOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brenda Dubois BRADLEY; Gail Carr; Vicki Cerna-Bell; Naomi Claybon; Arthur Claybon, Jr.; Norma Diaz; Muhammed Ifran; Kevin C. Johnson; Debra Kenerson; Gail Johnson Leblanc; Abbas Lokhandwala; Debra Mardis; Jeffrey Wilson, Sr., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 562
Pages: 208–209

Head Matter:
Emma E. DU BOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brenda Dubois BRADLEY; Gail Carr; Vicki Cerna-Bell; Naomi Claybon; Arthur Claybon, Jr.; Norma Diaz; Muhammed Ifran; Kevin C. Johnson; Debra Kenerson; Gail Johnson Leblanc; Abbas Lokhandwala; Debra Mardis; Jeffrey Wilson, Sr., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-20451
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 10, 2014.
Emma E. Du Bois, Houston, TX, pro se.
Edwin King Nelson, IV, Esq., Nelson Law Firm, William James Sharp, William J. Sharp & Associates, Randall S. Perrier, Houston, TX, Harold J. Lotz, Jr., Lotz & Associates, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff-Appellant Emma E. Du Bois appeals the district court's dismissal of her lawsuit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and denial of her motion for leave to amend. In her original complaint, Du Bois asserted claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and 1986. Du Bois alleged that Defendants-Appellees had, among other things, exerted undue influence over Du Bois's mother in an attempt to alienate Du Bois from her mother and conspired to prevent Du Bois from becoming her mother's guardian. The district court ordered Du Bois to submit a statement of the basis for subject matter jurisdiction over the lawsuit. In response, Du Bois argued that Defendants-Appellees had conspired to deprive her of the equal protection of the laws in violation of § 1985(3) and had violated the First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. In a thorough memorandum and recommendation, the magistrate judge, noting that Du Bois had conceded that diversity jurisdiction was lacking, concluded that Du Bois was not able to state any claims under federal law and therefore could not establish subject matter jurisdiction. The district court adopted the memorandum and recommendation and further concluded that amending the complaint would be futile.
Having reviewed the record on appeal, including the parties' briefs and the district court's opinion, we are satisfied that the district court correctly dismissed Du Bois's lawsuit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and acted within its discretion in denying leave to amend. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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.