Kendall v. Lancaster Exploration & Dev. Co.

In opposing Defendants' motions to dismiss under the Rooker - Feldman doctrine, Plaintiffs argue that the instant action does not satisfy its requisites because (1) the Lycoming County Court's August 2016 dismissal of their GMRA-related claims did not render them state court losers, and (2) the injury they sustained was not caused by the state court decision but rather the actions of Defendant Lancaster.60 Because I am in agreement that the injury sustained by Plaintiffs was not caused by the August 2016 dismissal of this GMRA-related state claims, and in fact pre-dated that ruling, this…