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Malhan v. Secretary U. S. Dept. of State

938 F.3d 453 (3d Cir. 2019)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Year2019

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars federal jurisdiction only where the state-court proceedings have 'ended'; it does not apply to interlocutory orders entered in still-pending state litigation, which are not 'judgments.'

Area of Law

General

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