Gallagher v. Federal Mortgage

Opinion

USCA1 Opinion

February 18, 1994
                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 93-2171 

                                 ROBERT J. GALLAGHER,

                                Plaintiff, Appellant,

                                          v.

                        FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,

                                 Defendant, Appellee.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

[Hon. Joseph A. DiClerico, U.S. District Judge]

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                                        Before

                                 Breyer, Chief Judge,
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                            Cyr and Stahl, Circuit Judges.
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            Robert J. Gallagher on brief pro se.
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Per   Curiam.       Appellant   has    no   federal
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            constitutional right  to appellate  review of  a state  lower

            court decision.  McKane v. Durston, 153 U.S. 684, 687 (1894).
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            Regardless whether  or not  the New  Hampshire Supreme  Court

            chooses to review a state court ruling, lower  federal courts

            lack  jurisdiction  to  review state  court  decisions.   The

            dismissal of appellant's  action is affirmed for  the reasons

            stated in the magistrate's August 17, 1993 report.

                      Affirmed.
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