Legal Opinion
James Schottel, Jr. v. Patrick Young
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2012No. 11-3292PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
James Schottel, Jr., brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging a state court judge, Judge Patrick Young, violated his constitutional rights by conditioning the grant of his motion to withdraw as counsel on the repayment of a $1,600 retainer to the clients. The district court 1 dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Rook-er-Feldman 2 doctrine. We affirm.
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On July 16, 2007, Schottel, an attorney licensed to practice law in Missouri, agreed to represent an Illinois family in a wrongful death action in Illinois state court, pro hac…
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