Roberto v. Napoli

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Roberto v. Napoli

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-1757

In Re: MUZIO ROBERTO and MARY K. ROBERTO,

Debtors. _________________________

MUZIO B. ROBERTO; MARY K. ROBERTO,

Debtors - Appellants,

versus

JOSEPH NAPOLI; MARION NAPOLI,

Creditors - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Alexander Williams, Jr., District Judge. (CA-98-4097-AW, BK-98-12440-PM, 98-A1445-PM, CA-99-35-AW)

Submitted: September 30, 1999 Decided: October 8, 1999

Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Muzio B. Roberto, Mary K. Roberto, Appellants Pro Se. Matthew Wilson Black, Jr., HEENEY, ARMSTRONG & HEENEY, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Muzio and Mary Roberto appeal from the district court’s order

affirming the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing their complaint

to recover $102,000. Because the Robertos seek to set aside a

state court judgment, the bankruptcy court properly dismissed the

claim under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. See Rooker v. Fidelity

Trust Co.,

263 U.S. 413

(1923); District of Columbia Court of

Appeals v. Feldman,

460 U.S. 462

(1983). Accordingly, we affirm.

We deny the motions for sanctions and dispense with oral argument

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in

the materials before the court and argument would not aid the

decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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