Gary Mullen v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-1542 GARY ALEXANDER MULLEN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AM1 Its Successors or Assigns; AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION, d/b/a Aames Home Loan; DOES 1 - 100, Inclusive, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District Judge. (1:15-cv-02640-JFM) Submitted: October 13, 2016 Decided: October 17, 2016 Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Gary Alexander Mullen, Appellant Pro Se. Michael S. Barranco, Justin E. Fine, TREANOR, POPE & HUGHES, PA, Towson, Maryland, for Appellee U.S. Bank National Association. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Gary Alexander Mullen appeals from the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint as barred by the doctrine of res judicata. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Mullen v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Assoc., No. 1:15-cv-02640-JFM (D. Md. Feb. 8, 2016). 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 2