· 9/11/2009
Silva v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Citations
- 351 F. App'x 450
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that Rooker-Feldman applies where plaintiff's federal action complains of injuries directly caused by the state court judgment
- “28 U.S.C. § 1257 vests the United States Supreme Court with exclusive ‘jurisdiction over appeals from final state-court judgments.’” (quoting Lance, 546 U.S. at 463)
- “28 U.S.C. § 1257 vests the United States Supreme Court with exclusive ‘jurisdiction over appeals from final state-court judgments’”
- “28 U.S.C. § 1257 vests the United States Supreme Court with exclusive ‘jurisdiction over appeals from final state-court judgments.’”
- “These alleged injuries stem directly from the judgment entered in the state . . . action . . . .”
- “28 U.S.C. § 1257 vests the United States Supreme Court with exclusive ‘jurisdiction over appeals from final state-court judgments.’”
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Judges: Howard, Selya, Ebel
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