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Knight v. Schmitz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 30, 2001
17 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


17 Fed.Appx. 713 (9th Cir. 2001) Roger W. KNIGHT, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Royanne M. SCHMITZ, et al., Defendants--Appellees. No. 01-35459. D.C. No. CV-00-01874-BJR. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. August 30, 2001

Submitted August 13, 2001.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Barbara J. Rothstein, Chief Judge, Presiding.

Before HAWKINS, TASHIMA, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Roger W. Knight appeals pro se the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The claims in Knight's complaint are inextricably intertwined with prior Washington State court child support proceedings. The district court did not err in dismissing Knight's action because under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine federal district courts lack authority to review state court judgments. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 476, 103 S.Ct. 1303, 75 L.Ed.2d 206 (1983); Worldwide Church of God v. McNair, 805 F.2d 888, 892-93 (9th Cir.1986); Branson v. Nott, 62 F.3d 287, 291-92 (9th Cir.1995).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Knight v. Schmitz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 30, 2001
17 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

Knight v. Schmitz

Case Details

Full title:Roger W. KNIGHT, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Royanne M. SCHMITZ, et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 30, 2001

Citations

17 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2001)