Legal Opinion
Eugene W. Alpern v. Philip S. Lieb
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1994No. 92-2035 & 92-3501PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
This is Eugene Alpern’s second attempt to enlist the federal courts on his side of a matrimonial dispute. His first complaint, seeking a stay of the divorce action pending in state court, was promptly dismissed as frivolous — which it was for several reasons. See Ankenbrandt v. Richards, — U.S. —, 112 S.Ct. 2206, 119 L.Ed.2d 468 (1992) (federal courts lack jurisdiction over divorce proceedings); 28 U.S.C. § 2283 (federal courts may not enjoin state litigation). Refusing to take “no” for an answer, Alpern filed a second suit seeking damages from his former wife, her…
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