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Phillip B. LEISER; Creative Legal Solutions, Pllc, f/k/a The Leiser Law Firm, PLLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Chief Justice Donald W. LEMON, In his Official Capacity as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia; The Honorable J. Martin Bass, In his Official Capacity as Judge, Pro Tempore of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia, Defendants-Appellees.
Appellants appeal the district court's order dismissing their civil complaint for lack of jurisdiction. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order.* See Leiser v. Lemon, No. 1:18-cv-00349-LMB-MSN (E.D. Va. June 21, 2018); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3); Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514, 126 S.Ct. 1235, 163 L.Ed.2d 1097 (2006); Lance v. Dennis, 546 U.S. 459, 463-64, 126 S.Ct. 1198, 163 L.Ed.2d 1059 (2006); Sierra Club v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 899 F.3d 260, 283 (4th Cir. 2018); Thana v. Bd. of License Comm'rs for Charles Cty., 827 F.3d 314, 318-20 (4th Cir. 2016); Adkins v. Rumsfeld, 464 F.3d 456, 464-65 (4th Cir. 2006). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTE. We agree that the district court lacked jurisdiction based on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, or alternatively, based on Appellants’ failure to demonstrate standing.
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 18-1829
Decided: December 13, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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