Chicago Junction Ry. Co. v. McGrath

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the district court lacked jurisdiction when a plaintiff claimed his constitutional rights had been violated by the state’s removal of his children, and the plaintiff sought an injunction returning his children to his custody
• affirming dismissal of pro se civil rights action seeking “a declaration that [the plaintiff's] rights have been violated” and “a decision on the merits of the custody issue”
• affirming dismissal of pro se civil rights action seeking “a declaration that [the plaintiff’s] rights have been violated” and “a decision on the merits of the custody issue”
• affirming dismissal of pro se civil rights action seeking “a declaration that [the plaintiff’s] rights have been violated” and “a decision on the merits of the custody issue”
• “An exception to federal court jurisdiction is generally recognized for cases in which the parties are seeking a declaration of their rights in the domestic relations context.”
• “Federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue child custody decrees”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).