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Bosley v. Montgomery, 01-30547 (2002)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 01-30547 Visitors: 43
Filed: Feb. 22, 2002
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-30547 Conference Calendar O’NEAL BOSLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MARVIN MONTGOMERY; DANA LARPENTUER; JAMES BEST, Judge; LOLA SCOIRTINO, individually, and On behalf of the estate of Lynndale Scoirtino; On behalf of Lynndale Scoirtino, Defendants-Appellees. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana USDC No. 00-CV-145-B - February 20, 2002 Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judg
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                 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                              No. 01-30547
                          Conference Calendar



O’NEAL BOSLEY,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

MARVIN MONTGOMERY; DANA LARPENTUER; JAMES
BEST, Judge; LOLA SCOIRTINO, individually,
and On behalf of the estate of Lynndale Scoirtino;
On behalf of Lynndale Scoirtino,

                                           Defendants-Appellees.

                      --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
              for the Middle District of Louisiana
                      USDC No. 00-CV-145-B
                      --------------------
                        February 20, 2002

Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     O’Neal Bosley (Bosley) appeals the district court’s

dismissal of his civil rights complaint based upon lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.    A district court’s dismissal for

lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reviewed de novo.

Williams v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 
242 F.3d 315
, 318 (5th

Cir.), cert. denied, 
122 S. Ct. 618
(2001).




     *
        Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
                            No. 01-30547
                                 -2-

     Federal district courts lack jurisdiction to engage in

appellate review of state-court judgments.    See Dist. of Columbia

Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 
460 U.S. 462
, 476, 482 (1983);

Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 
263 U.S. 413
, 415-16 (1923).    The

constitutional issues, if any, presented in Bosley’s action are

inextricably intertwined with the state court’s order nullifying

its August 4, 1998, order of dismissal.    Accordingly, Bosley’s

action constituted a request that the district court review a

state court decision.   See United States v. Shepherd, 
23 F.3d 923
, 924 (5th Cir. 1994).   The district court’s dismissal of

Bosley’s complaint is therefore AFFIRMED on the ground of lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.

     AFFIRMED.

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