Hekyong Pak v. Delores Ridgell

476 F. App'x 750

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: June 12, 2012
• Docket: 11-2083
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Hekyong Pak appeals the district court’s orders dismissing her action against the Defendants and denying her motion to reconsider the dismissal of her civil action. Pak sought to overturn her state disbarment and alleged improprieties regarding that proceeding. On appeal, Pak raises two issues: (1) whether the district court erred in finding that part of her suit was barred by the Rooker-Feldmcm doctrine; * and (2) whether State Bar Counsel Delores Ridgell was protected by immunity. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

First,.we find no error in the district court’s application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine in declining to reconsider Pak’s disbarment. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 544 U.S. 280, 284, 125 S.Ct. 1517, 161 L.Ed.2d 454 (2005); Davani v. Va. Dep’t of Transp., 434 F.3d 712, 715-16 (4th Cir.2006). Second, we find that the district court properly found Rid-gell to be immune from suit for her participation in Pak’s disciplinary proceedings. Gill v. Ripley, 352 Md. 754, 724 A.2d 88, 96 (1999). Finally, to the extent Pak challenges the denial of her motion to reconsider, we find no abuse of discretion by the district court. Robinson v. Wix Filtration Corp., 599 F.3d 403, 407 (4th Cir.2010) (providing review standard).

Accordingly, we affirm both orders for the reasons stated by the district court. Pak v. Ridgell, No. l:10-cv01421-RDB, 2011 WL 3320197 (D. Md. Aug. 1, 2011 & Sept. 12, 2011). We deny Pak’s motion to vacate the Clerk’s order denying her motion for leave to file an addendum to her reply brief. We 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.

* See D.C. Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 486, 103 S.Ct 1303, 75 L.Ed.2d 206 (1983); Rooker v. Fid. Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413, 415-16, 44 S.Ct. 149, 68 L.Ed. 362 (1923).