Legal Opinion

Weissbrod v. Gonzalez

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 19, 2014No. 13-2211UnpublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff Amy Weissbrod, an attorney proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit as barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and on immunity grounds, and from the District Court’s order denying reconsideration. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and the procedural history of the case, to which we refer only as necessary to explain our decision to affirm.

A district court has the inherent authority to dismiss an action as frivolous, even when the plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Fitzgerald v. First E.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Cuoco v. MoritsuguCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  3. Tracy v. FreshwaterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  4. Cleavinger v. SaxnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. John C. Norton v. Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Corp., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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