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· 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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