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· 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

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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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