· 9/11/1997
T.W. And M.W., Minors, by Their Next Friend, Scott Enk v. Thomas Brophy
Citations
- 124 F.3d 893
- 38 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1468
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 23835
- 1997 WL 564104
How courts have described this case
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- noting that without restricting the right to sue to persons with \concrete stakes\ in the litigation, \the federal courts [would] be flooded by `cause' suits ( really flooded)\
- explaining that dispute over Wisconsin court’s custody decree could be refiled in Wisconsin state court
- explaining that dispute over Wisconsin court’s custody decree could be refiled in Wisconsin state court
- noting that without restricting the right to sue to persons with “concrete stakes” in the litigation, “the federal courts [would] be flooded by ‘cause’ suits (really flooded)”
- applying Rooker-Feldiman to Wisconsin child-custody decision
- applying Rooker-Feldiman to Wisconsin child-custody decision
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Judges: Posner, Coffey, Easterbrook
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