11th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Claims As Barred By Rooker-Feldman

(August 24, 2015, 9:25 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 19 affirmed a district court's decision to dismiss borrowers’ claims asserted for violation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and other claims for failure to state a claim and as barred by the doctrine established in Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co. (263 U.S. 413 [1923]) and District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman (460 U.S. 462 [1983]) (Edgar Nivia, et al. v. Nation Star Mortgage LLC, et al., No. 14-14048, 11th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 14541)....

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