Federal lawsuits over property liens
Jones v. The Lamar
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Robert Jones has asked the Supreme Court to review his dispute with The Lamar Company and others over alleged fraudulent property liens, arguing that his injury came from defendants’ out-of-court conduct rather than three state-court judgments.
- What's at stake
- Whether Jones will get Supreme Court review remains unresolved; the Court has not ruled on the legal questions he raises.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He also challenges whether a federal court may use state litigation protections and rules for accepting facts without proof to throw out an independent statutory claim.
Jones says his alleged injury came from defendants’ conduct outside court, not from the three state-court judgments.
Question presented
1. Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars a Federal District Court from exercising Subject-Matter Jurisdiction over an Independent Federal Complaint seeking damages for Fraudulent Property Liens under state law, where the alleged injury stems from the Defendants' Out-of-Court Misconduct rather than the State Court Three Judgments themselves, thereby conflicting with Skinner v. Switzer 562 U.S. 521, 531 (2011) App. B, also Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 544 U.S. 280,284 (2005), and rulings from the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. 2. Whether a Federal Court sitting in Diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1652 may expand state litigation privileges and judicial notice rules in a novel manner to dismiss an independent statutory claim with prejudice, where the underlying actions involved entirely different causes of action and distinct injuries. The Lower Court's decision conflicts with Supreme Court rulings, precedents of this Circuit, or other Circuits, warranting review by this Court to maintain consistency in this Court's rulings— notably, the Supreme Court case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938).
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. No oral-argument or decision date is set.
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More questions
- What does Jones challenge about the state-law rules?
- He argues that a federal court used state litigation protections and rules for accepting facts without proof in a new way to permanently throw out his separate statutory claim.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.