United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine of plaintiff's complaint alleging employment retaliation, and discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, and religion is reversed where plaintiff's suit did not challenge a state court-s decision, and instead sought redress for an injury allegedly caused by defendants.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/01/2005
• Decided 01/17/2006
• Published 01/17/2006

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael Wayne Beasley, Falls Church, Virginia, for Appellant.  Ronald Nicholas Regnery, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Judith Williams Jagdmann, Attorney General of Virginia, Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy Attorney General, Edward M. Macon, Senior Assistant Attorney General/Chief, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.