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Rufino Villarreal v. Lorin Galvin, 08-2670 (2009)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Number: 08-2670 Visitors: 58
Filed: Oct. 05, 2009
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 08-2670 _ Rufino A. Tony Villarreal, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Nebraska. Lorin Galvin, individually, Douglas * County Nebraska, a Political * [UNPUBLISHED] subdivision of the State of Nebraska; * Anderson & Bressman Law Firm, * P.C.L.L.O.; Susan Anderson, * Individually; Xuan Tran, Individually; * William B. Woodruff, Individually; * William B. Woodruff, P.C., * * Appellee
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                   United States Court of Appeals
                         FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
                                  ___________

                                  No. 08-2670
                                  ___________

Rufino A. Tony Villarreal,              *
                                        *
             Appellant,                 *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * District of Nebraska.
Lorin Galvin, individually, Douglas     *
County Nebraska, a Political            * [UNPUBLISHED]
subdivision of the State of Nebraska;   *
Anderson & Bressman Law Firm,           *
P.C.L.L.O.; Susan Anderson,             *
Individually; Xuan Tran, Individually; *
William B. Woodruff, Individually;      *
William B. Woodruff, P.C.,              *
                                        *
             Appellees.                 *
                                   ___________

                             Submitted: September 25, 2009
                                Filed: October 5, 2009
                                 ___________

Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
                           ___________

PER CURIAM.
       Rufino Villarreal challenges the district court’s1 dismissal of his second
amended complaint. After careful de novo review, see Riehm v. Engelking, 
538 F.3d 952
, 964 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review), we conclude the district court correctly
dismissed the case without prejudice. See Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus.
Corp., 
544 U.S. 280
, 283-84, 287 n.2, 292 n.8 (2005) (Rooker-Feldman doctrine
recognizes federal district courts lack jurisdiction to hear federal non-habeas actions
“brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments
rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court
review and rejection of those judgments”); Younger v. Harris, 
401 U.S. 37
, 43-45
(1971) (recognizing longstanding public policy against federal court interference with
state court proceedings).

      Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
                     ______________________________




      1
        The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska.

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