William M. McCavey v. Debra Elaine McCavey-Brnett

Plaintiff-Appellant William McCavey appeals the sua sponte dismissal of his pro se diversity action alleging Georgia law claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust against his ex-wife, Debra McCavey-Barnett, with whom he was co-trustees of an inter vivos family trust. The district court dismissed McCavey’s complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under the domestic relations exception to diversity jurisdiction. After review, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND FACTS

In 1990, while Plaintiff McCavey and Defendant McCavey-Barnett were married, they purchased a home in Johns Creek,…