Legal Opinion
Reynal Caldwell v. Alan Dewoskin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2016No. 15-1962PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Reynal Caldwell (Caldwell) appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of his ex-wife, Theresa Caldwell Lavender (Lavender), and her attorney Alan E. DeWos-kin and his law firm (DeWoskin). Caldwell also appeals the denial of his motion for summary judgment. Because we conclude the court erred in granting DeWoskin and Lavender summary judgment based on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, 1 we reverse and remand. 2
I. Background
The facts are undisputed. DeWoskin represented Lavender in the dissolution of her marriage to Caldwell. In the Judgment of Dissolution, filed December 3,…
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