Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Janzen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1989No. 89-3254PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Sherri Rogers appeals from a summary judgment1 dismissing without prejudice her diversity action seeking damages for emotional distress from her former husband for sexually abusing their daughter and for denying her access to the child, and from two witnesses who testified in the state child custody proceedings for malpractice resulting in emotional distress to her. We affirm the district court’s judgment abstaining from exercising jurisdiction in this matter, and do not reach the merits of the summary judgment motions.
Rogers joins three groups of defendants: (1)…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Mabel Smith Crouch v. Parsons Thomas CrouchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Jacqueline Suzanne Agathe Jagiella, A/K/A Jacqueline Rigaux Jagiella v. Waclav James Constantine Jagiella, A/K/A Waclav J. JagiellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rykers v. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- J.D. Franks and Margaret Franks v. Van Smith, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Keith Douglas BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Maris Friedlander, Also Known as Maris Freed, and Zangwill Freed v. Burton G. FriedlanderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Short by Oosterhous v. ShortDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1990
- United States v. NicholsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Rogers v. JanzenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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