Legal Opinion
Vazquez v. Reo Properties Corp. (In Re Vazquez)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 13, 2012No. 18-06946PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ENRIQUE S. LAMOUTTE, Bankruptcy Judge.
In the instant adversary proceeding, the Court has questioned sua sponte its jurisdiction to review and/or overturn a State Court decision under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and ordered Debtor to brief on the subject (Docket No. 61). Debtor filed a Motion in Compliance with Order and Memorandum of Law (Docket No. 70). For the reasons stated below, the court declares itself without subject-matter jurisdiction.
Procedural Background
On September 25, 2007, the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Superior Court of Humacao (the “State Court”),…
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