28 Cited authorities

  1. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    544 U.S. 280 (2005)   Cited 7,949 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars "cases 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"
  2. Pennhurst State School Hosp. v. Halderman

    465 U.S. 89 (1984)   Cited 13,334 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sovereign immunity prohibits federal courts from "instruct[ing] state officials on how to conform their conduct to state law"
  3. D.C. Court of Appeals v. Feldman

    460 U.S. 462 (1983)   Cited 10,466 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiffs’ claims that the state court acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying plaintiffs’ petitions for waiver were inextricably intertwined with the state-court judgment denying their petitions
  4. Younger v. Harris

    401 U.S. 37 (1971)   Cited 16,546 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it was improper for the district court in that case to enjoin a state prosecution against Younger, in light of "the national policy forbidding federal courts to stay or enjoin pending state court proceedings except under special circumstances"
  5. Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.

    424 U.S. 800 (1976)   Cited 8,143 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in limited circumstances, federal courts should abstain from deciding a case when there are related proceedings pending in state court
  6. Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon

    473 U.S. 234 (1985)   Cited 1,999 times
    Holding that a state's consent to suit in state court does not waive a state's immunity to suit in federal court
  7. Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Engineers

    398 U.S. 281 (1970)   Cited 1,387 times
    Holding the lower federal courts "were not given any power to review directly cases from state courts"
  8. Gibson v. Berryhill

    411 U.S. 564 (1973)   Cited 1,152 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in evaluating the licensure decision of a state administrative board, “[i]t is sufficiently clear from our cases that those with substantial pecuniary interest in legal proceedings should not adjudicate these disputes”
  9. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.

    263 U.S. 413 (1923)   Cited 9,660 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal suit was "merely an attempt to get rid of the judgment for alleged errors of law committed" by the state courts
  10. Ex Parte Young

    209 U.S. 123 (1908)   Cited 10,738 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal courts may enjoin state officials to conform their conduct to federal law
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 342,515 times   917 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 4 - Appeal-When Taken

    Mass. R. App. P. 4   Cited 44 times

    (a) Appeals in Civil Cases (1) In a civil case, unless otherwise provided by statute, the notice of appeal required by Rule 3 shall be filed with the clerk of the lower court within 30 days of the date of the entry of the judgment, decree, appealable order, or adjudication appealed from; but if the Commonwealth or an officer or agency thereof is a party, the notice of appeal may be filed by any party within 60 days of such entry, except in child welfare cases, in which the notice of appeal shall