United States Third Circuit

In a suit by a restaurant that was shut down by the state court, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not bar the plaintiffs' equal protection claim, federal statutory discrimination claims, and substantive due process claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/16/2002
• Decided 03/06/2003
• Published 03/06/2003

Judges

• Before NYGAARD, ALITO, and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harry Kresky (argued), Law Offices of Harry Kresky, New York, NY, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• George A. Reihner, John G. Dean (argued), Elliott Reihner Siedzikowski & Egan, P.C., Scranton, PA, for Appellees City of Wilkes-Barre, Thomas D. McGroarty and Anthony George., Sean P. McDonough (argued), Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, L.L.P., Moosic, PA, for Appellee David W. Lupas.