Legal Opinion
MacKay v. Pfeil
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1987No. Nos. 85-3831, 85-4192PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Per curiam
Neil MacKay appeals a grant of summary judgment against him in his causes of action for declaratory and injunctive relief from an Alaska state court judgment. Because the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over these claims, we vacate its judgment and remand with instructions to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
Neil MacKay and Muriel Pfeil were divorced in 1974. Custody of their son, Scotty, was awarded to Muriel. In 1976, Muriel was murdered in a car-bomb explosion. Following Muriel’s death, Scotty’s custody was litigated in Alaska Superior Court. Robert Pfeil, Muriel Pfeil’s brother and the…
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