T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation · ¶16

In the federal case, the Maryland District Court dismissed the complaint sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding that T. M.’s claims were barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. That doctrine, addressed in detail below, generally holds that federal courts lack jurisdiction over lawsuits brought by parties who received adverse judgments in state courts and then turn to federal courts seeking “review and rejection of ” those judgments. Exxon, 544 U. S., at 284.

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