The plaintiffs' arguments focused on injuries caused by settlement agreements with the city, not with later court ratification of those agreements, the panel found.
December 11, 2018 at 05:18 PM
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a class action over New York City’s use of settlement agreements through a no-fault eviction program Tuesday.
The appeals court reasoned that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine should not bar a federal court’s jurisdiction when plaintiffs can show injuries that were merely ratified—but not caused—by a state court decision.
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