Legal Opinion
Target Media Partners v. Specialty Marketing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 2018No. 16-10141PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarcus, Circuit Judge
Target Media Partners (“Target Media”) appeals the dismissal of its defamation suit. The' essential issue raised is whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine can bar a federal suit regarding events occurring long after the entry of a state court decision. We hold that Rooker-Feldman cannot bar such a claim.
The Rooker-Feldman doctrine eliminates federal court jurisdiction over those cases that are essentially an appeal by a state court loser seeking to relitigate a claim that has already been decided in a state court. The doctrine is designed to ensure that the inferior federal courts do not…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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