Todd

Todd v. Oregon

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127 F. App'x 322
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 2005No. 04-35327California268 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Terry L. Todd appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his action, against the State of Oregon and Oregon courts and officials, seeking to overturn a state judgment of security forfeiture entered against him. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s *323 determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. See Botsford v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Montana, Inc., 314 F.3d 390, 392 (9th Cir.2002). We may affirm on any grounds supported by the record. See Cigna Property & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Polaris Pictures Corp., 159 F.3d 412, 418 (9th Cir. 1998).

The district court correctly held that it lacked jurisdiction to review Todd’s challenge to two prior state court rulings against him. See Bianchi v. Rylaarsdam, 334 F.3d 895 (9th Cir.2003) (establishing that federal district courts are not authorized to review state court judgments). Because Todd’s constitutional claims presented in federal court are “inextricably intertwined” with the substance of the state court decision, independent review of such claims is also barred under Rooker-Feldman doctrine. See id. at 900 (9th Cir. 2003) (noting…

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