United States Seventh Circuit

An Indiana Small Claims Court judgment of civil damages for check deception was a valid state court judgment, thus the Rooker-Feldman doctrine denies the district court subject matter jurisdiction to review that state court decision.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/29/2002
• Decided 02/28/2003
• Published 02/28/2003

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clifford W. Shepard (Argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John F. Ittenbach (Argued), Sheeks, Ittenbach & Johnson, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.