28 Cited authorities

Colon v. Coughlin
58 F.3d 865 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 3,685 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a verified complaint is treated as an affidavit for summary judgment purposes and "considered in determining whether material issues of fact exist"
Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
407 U.S. 163 (1972) Cited 989 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding African-American plaintiff who had not applied for membership lacked standing to challenge lodge's all-white membership policy
Railroad Comm'n v. Pullman Co.
312 U.S. 496 (1941) Cited 2,932 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that federal courts should ordinarily abstain where the resolution of a federal constitutional issue may be rendered irrelevant by the determination of a predicate state-law question
England v. Medical Examiners
375 U.S. 411 (1964) Cited 970 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a party may inform the state court "that he intends, should the state court hold against him on the question of state law, to return to [federal] District Court for disposition of his federal contentions."
Hartford Courant Co. v. Pellegrino
380 F.3d 83 (2d Cir. 2004) Cited 367 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is a qualified First Amendment right of access to docket sheets from state court criminal and civil proceedings
Harrison v. N. A. A. C. P
360 U.S. 167 (1959) Cited 406 times
Concluding that “no principle has found more consistent or clear expression than that the federal courts should not adjudicate the constitutionality of state enactments fairly open to interpretation until the state courts have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to pass upon them”
Dotson v. Griesa
398 F.3d 156 (2d Cir. 2005) Cited 263 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that equitable claims are precluded by the CSRA even if the plaintiff has no other remedy
Finley v. Giacobbe
79 F.3d 1285 (2d Cir. 1996) Cited 279 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff bringing a tortious interference claim must show that the defendant was not a party to the contract
Handberry v. Thompson
436 F.3d 52 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 152 times
Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 3626 limits § 1367 even though the former statute makes no reference to § 1367
Hachamovitch v. Debuono
159 F.3d 687 (2d Cir. 1998) Cited 184 times
Holding that Rooker-Feldman did not bar jurisdiction over due process challenge to the unavailability of any procedure for reopening a concluded physician disciplinary proceeding
Section 7803 - Questions raised
N.Y. CPLR 7803 Cited 5,008 times
Listing the “only questions” that may be raised in an Article 78 proceeding
Section 103 - Form of civil judicial proceedings
N.Y. CPLR 103 Cited 1,452 times
Defining civil judicial disputes as "actions" or "proceedings"
Section 230 - State board for professional medical conduct; proceedings
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 230 Cited 329 times 1 Legal Analyses
Providing procedures for revocations of medical licenses

Tsirelman v. Daines, M.D. et al

28 Cited authorities

Holding that a verified complaint is treated as an affidavit for summary judgment purposes and "considered in determining whether material issues of fact exist"

Holding African-American plaintiff who had not applied for membership lacked standing to challenge lodge's all-white membership policy

Holding that federal courts should ordinarily abstain where the resolution of a federal constitutional issue may be rendered irrelevant by the determination of a predicate state-law question

Holding that a party may inform the state court "that he intends, should the state court hold against him on the question of state law, to return to [federal] District Court for disposition of his federal contentions."

Holding that there is a qualified First Amendment right of access to docket sheets from state court criminal and civil proceedings

Concluding that “no principle has found more consistent or clear expression than that the federal courts should not adjudicate the constitutionality of state enactments fairly open to interpretation until the state courts have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to pass upon them”

Holding that equitable claims are precluded by the CSRA even if the plaintiff has no other remedy

Holding that a plaintiff bringing a tortious interference claim must show that the defendant was not a party to the contract

Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 3626 limits § 1367 even though the former statute makes no reference to § 1367

Holding that Rooker-Feldman did not bar jurisdiction over due process challenge to the unavailability of any procedure for reopening a concluded physician disciplinary proceeding

Listing the “only questions” that may be raised in an Article 78 proceeding

Defining civil judicial disputes as "actions" or "proceedings"

Providing procedures for revocations of medical licenses