Carr
Carr v. Reed
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Brian Carr appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in his action alleging violations of state and federal law arising from state court domestic violence proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2003) (Rooker-Feldman doctrine); Alaska Right to Life Political Action Comm. v. Feldman, 504 F.3d 840, 848 (9th Cir.2007) (ripeness and standing). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
The district court properly determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to hear Carr’s claims that prior state court rulings are invalid and void because these claims constitute a “forbidden de facto appeal” of those state court decisions. Noel, 341 F.3d. at 1158 .
The district court properly determined that Carr’s challenge to Washington State laws concerning the eligibility requirements for judicial candidates is not ripe for review because the record lacks any indication that Carr, a non-attorney, attempted to run for judicial office in the State of Washington. Nee Feldman, 504 F.3d at 849-50 . Moreover, Carr’s claims lack…