Legal Opinion
United States v. Shepherd
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1994No. 93-01892PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
This case raises the issue of whether a federal district court had jurisdiction to set aside and void a state court judgment. Concluding that the federal district court did not have jurisdiction, we reverse.
Background
The government filed suit on behalf of the Farmers Home Administration (“FmHA”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, seeking, inter alia, to set aside and void a previous judgment by the 121st Judicial District Court of Yoakum County, Texas. The state court judgment confirmed the validity of a series of…
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