Rooker-Feldman doctrine – Binding the Law

29 January 2018

10th Circuit affirms convictions for symbolic ATV ride in restricted federal land; reverses dismissal based on Rooker-Feldman doctrine; affirms dismissal of cases against credit card companies; holds the automatic stay in bankruptcy does not apply to attorney fee award in related state court case; and remands motion to vacate consent decrees for analysis under correct legal standard; and reverses an order to reamd claims to state court.

by William Gaskill