Marcum
Marcum v. Grant County
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Rodney A. Marcum appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction his action alleging constitutional violations and common law tort claims in connection with numerous state court proceedings in which he was a party. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.
The district court properly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine because Marcum’s action amounted to a forbidden “de facto appeal” of state court judgments and raised claims that are “inextricably intertwined” with those state court decisions. See Noel, 341 F.3d at 1163-65 ; see also Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 544 U.S. 280, 284 , 125 S.Ct. 1517 , 161 L.Ed.2d 454 (2005) (Rooker-Feldman bars “state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state- *528 court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced” from asking district courts to review and reject those judgments.).
Contrary to Marcum’s contention, sua sponte dismissal was appropriate. See Scholastic…