Legal Opinion
Sookma v. Millard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2005No. 04-20342UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Julia Ann Sookma appeals, pro se, the dismissal of her complaint, claiming defendants conspired with each other and state court judges presiding over divorce and custody proceedings between Sookma and her ex-husband John Sookma to deprive her of various civil rights. Sookma sought damages and to enjoin defendants from enforcing the state court divorce decree.
Under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the district court dismissed this action as a collateral attack on the state court decree. See D.C. Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 103 S.Ct. 1303, 75 L.Ed.2d 206 (1983); Rooker…
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- Lawrence H. Ramming v. United States of America, John Thomas Cloud v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Leslie Wayne Yohey v. James A. Collins, Director Department of Criminal Justice Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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