United States Sixth Circuit

Under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, jurisdictional statutes prohibit federal district court review of a state supreme court judgment, but do not limit the jurisdiction of the federal district court as it relates to general constitutional challenges of state court rules.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2001
• Published 06/05/2001

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy J. Grendell (argued and briefed), Grendell & Simon Co., Cleveland, OH, Gerald W. Phillips (briefed), Avon, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elise W. Porter (argued and briefed), Michael J. Renner (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, OH, for Appellees.