Opinion ID: 70809
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: WARN Act Claim

Text: McMillian challenges the district court's dismissal of his WARN Act claim for lack of jurisdiction. He essentially argues that the Severance Plan was drafted to operate in tandem with the WARN Act, and thus incorporated it by reference. We review questions of subject matter jurisdiction de novo. Tamiami Partners, Ltd. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, 999 F.2d 503, 506 (11th Cir.1993). The rule in this circuit is clear: FIRREA makes exhaustion of the FDIC's administrative complaint review process mandatory when the FDIC has been appointed receiver for a financial institution. Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. v. Southeast Bank, 39 F.3d 292, 296 (11th Cir.1994), vacated, 58 F.3d 589 (11th Cir.1995). In this case, McMillian has sued the FDIC in its capacity as receiver of Southeast; however, he did not file a WARN Act claim, either implicitly or explicitly, with the FDIC before bringing this action. Accordingly, we hold that the district court did not have jurisdiction of McMillian's WARN Act claim because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as required by FIRREA.