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616 F. App'x 310

Howard Hofelich v. Barbara Lacy

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided September 9, 2015

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U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2015-09-09

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Noel v. Hall

Decided 2015-09-09

¶1 MEMORANDUM …

¶2 Howard Hofelich appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims concerning his property seized pursuant to a state court writ of execution. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

¶3 The district court properly dismissed Hofelich’s action under the Rooker-Feld-man doctrine because the action is a de facto appeal of the state court’s writ of execution. See id. at 1163-65 (Rooker-Feldman bars de facto appeals of a state court decision and constitutional claims “inextricably intertwined” with the state court decision).

¶4 The district court properly denied Hofe-lich’s motions for default judgment because it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action.

¶5 All pending motions are denied.

¶6 AFFIRMED.

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¶7 This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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