Legal Opinion
Joel Charchenko v. City of Stillwater
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1995No. 94-1446PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Joel Charchenko appeals the district court’s dismissal of his § 1983 suit. The district court determined that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine barred Charchenko’s suit. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Charchenko was employed as a part-time police officer by the municipality of Stillwater, Minnesota, from December 1, 1977, until he was terminated in December 1988. On August 13, 1990, Charchenko filed suit in Minnesota state court alleging wrongful termination under state law and a § 1983 claim of due process violations and deprivation of a liberty interest…
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