Thompson v. May

Full title: Donald Craig THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roseann Natress Thompson…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 24, 1998

156 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir. 1998)

Opinion

156 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir. 1998) Donald Craig THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roseann Natress Thompson MAY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 96-16919. No. CV-96-00265-HDM United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit August 24, 1998

Submitted August 17, 1998. ²

2 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Howard D. McKibben, District Judge, Presiding.

Before O'SCANNLAIN, RYMER, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM ¹

1 This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3.

Donald Craig Thompson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of his action alleging that his former wife is liable for certain debts incurred during their marriage. We affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's order filed September 9, 1996. Moreover, to the extent that Thompson challenges a property settlement reached during his state court divorce proceedings, federal district courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to review the final determinations of a state court in judicial proceedings. See Branson v. Nott, 62 F.2d 287, 291 (9th Cir.1995).

AFFIRMED.