Legal Opinion
Fleming v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-2002PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPORKIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff James N. Fleming is a citizen of Virginia. In this class action complaint, he seeks declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief from the United States arising from the alleged violation of his constitutional rights by the United- States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The gist of Fleming’s complaint is that the application of the “Rooker-Feldman” doctrine, 1 which holds that a United States District Court has no authority to collaterally review a…
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- Fleming v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- James N. Fleming v. W. Bedford Moore, Iii, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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