Rooker-Feldman

Fiffth Circuit Restricts Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Allowing Race to the Courthouse

06/05/22

The Fifth Circuit has issued a new decision restricting application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and repudiating a prior precedent.  Miller v. Dunn, Case No. 20-11054 (5th Cir. 6/2/22), which can be found here. Under the new rule, which brings the Fifth Circuit in line with other courts, Rooker-Feldman does not apply to a state court decision which is the subject of a pending appeal.

[more]

The Expansion of the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine is Over, and Far Fewer Cases Will Be Barred, says Eleventh Circuit Panel.

08/18/21

Apologies in advance for the lengthy post and quotes, but my goal was to provide a meaningful summary of the change-of-course for the Eleventh Circuit and scaling back the application of the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine.

[more]