FINNEGAN v. CITY OF DANA POINT (2020)

MEMORANDUM **

Jack R. Finnegan appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging the validity of the sale of his property. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo dismissals under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Finnegan's action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine because it was a “de facto appeal” of a prior state court decision and Finnegan raised claims that were “inextricably intertwined” with that state court decision. See id. at 1163-65 (discussing the Rooker-Feldman doctrine); see also Cooper v. Ramos, 704 F.3d 772, 782 (9th Cir. 2012) (explaining that claims, as well as requests for damages, are “inextricably intertwined” with the state court decisions where federal adjudication “would impermissibly undercut the state ruling on the same issues” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

AFFIRMED.