Gerald Richter v. Lawrence Richter

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: January 29, 2020
• Docket: 19-2314
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 19-2314 ___________________________

Gerald Richter

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant

v.

Lawrence A. Richter, Trustee of Donald H. Richter Revocable Living Trust dated March 31, 2011 as amended, et al; Waldemar B. Senyk, District Court Judge, Seventh Judicial District, State of Minnesota

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondents - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: January 24, 2020 Filed: January 29, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Gerald Richter appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se civil action raising claims related to a prior Minnesota state-court judgment. Upon carefully reviewing the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Gisslen v. City of Crystal, Minn., 345 F.3d 624, 626-27 (8th Cir. 2003) (standard of review; district courts have no authority to review state-court decisions because federal jurisdiction to review state-court judgments is vested exclusively in United States Supreme Court). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Leo I. Brisbois, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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