Legal Opinion
Nicholson v. Shafe
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 18, 2009No. 08-11426, 08-13058PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal calls upon us to address the scope of the Rooker-Feldman 1 doctrine, which provides that “lower federal courts are precluded from exercising appellate jurisdiction over final state-court judgments.” Lance v. Dennis, 546 U.S. 459, 463, 126 S.Ct. 1198, 163 L.Ed.2d 1059 (2006). The Supreme Court has only applied the Rooker-Feldman doctrine as a bar to jurisdiction on two occasions, the first instance being Rooker and the second instance being Feldman. Recently, in Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, 544 U.S. 280, 125 S.Ct. 1517, 161…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Lance v. DennisSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Reese v. HerbertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by165 opinions
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