Legal Opinion

Magoni-Detwiler v. Pennsylvania

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 22, 2007No. Civil Action 06-4904PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs amended complaint (doc. no. 15). For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that, under the teachings of the recent Supreme Court decision in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp., 544 U.S. 280, 283, 125 S.Ct. 1517, 161 L.Ed.2d 454 (2005), the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not deprive the Court of jurisdiction to entertain plaintiffs due process claim. However, this victory is short-lived. Because the Court finds that under Pennsylvania law Plaintiff is precluded from…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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