Douglas Bruce v. City and County of Denver, Colorado, et al.
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Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine preclude the District Court from recognizing subject matter jurisdiction over the claims filed by Mr. Bruce in federal court when Mr. Bruce was never made a party to, nor allowed to participate fully in, the state court litigation which formed the basis for the District Court's refusal to exercise subject matter jurisdiction?
QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine preclude the District Court from recognizing subject matter jurisdiction over the claims filed by Mr. Bruce in federal court when Mr. Bruce was never made a party to, nor allowed to participate fully in, the state court litigation which formed the basis for the District Court’s refusal to exercise subject matter jurisdiction? 2