Legal Opinion

Mojallali v. County of Los Angeles

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 20, 2001No. 00-55800; D.C. No. CV-99-13024-MMMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Kourosh Mojallali’s parents and his estate appeal the district court’s dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. We hold that the district court lacked jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to hear the parents’ claims, and we affirm the district court’s dismissal of the estate’s claims on statute of limitations grounds.

The parents and the estate previously brought their claims against these defendants in California state court, and the court dismissed the parents’ claims for lack of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Robert R. Cervantes v. City of San Diego San Diego Police Department Dennis Sesma Officer Carlos Garcia Les Wardwell Officer Eugene BojorquezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  4. Addison v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Wood v. Elling Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977

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