State of Oregon, Acting by and Through the Director of Veterans Affairs v. Thomas J. Martin

99 F.3d 1146 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. STATE OF OREGON, Acting By and Through the DIRECTOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas J. MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-35189. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 7, 1996. * Decided Oct. 15, 1996. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas J. Martin appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his complaint as frivolous. We affirm. 3 Federal district courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to review the final determinations of a state court in judicial proceedings. See Branson v. Nott, 62 F.3d 287, 291 (9th Cir.1995). "This is true even when the challenge to a state court decision involves federal constitutional issues." Id. 4 In his complaint, Martin challenges an adverse decision of the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court's order denying his petition for review of that decision. The district court properly…