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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1141

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James E. Horvath, *

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Appellant, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Mavis Neal, individually, and in * Eastern District of Arkansas.

conspiracy with the other defendants; *

William F. Smith, also known as *

Trey Smith, individually, and in his * [UNPUBLISHED]

official capacity as City Attorney for *

City of Russellville; Raye Turner, *

individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members *

of City Council of Russellville; *

Cliff Kirchner, individually, and *

officially as representatives of City *

of Russellville, which includes Mayor, *

and members of City Council of *

Russellville; Robert Wiley, *

individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members of *

City Council of Russellville; Faye *

Abernathy, individually, and officially *

as representative of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members of *

City Council of Russellville; Rick *

Harrell, individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members *

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of City Council of Russellville; Paul *

Gray, individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members of *

City Council of Russellville; Ronnie *

Tripp, individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members of *

City Council of Russellville; Andrea *

Lea, individually, and officially as *

representatives of City of Russellville, *

which includes Mayor, and members *

of City Council of Russellville; Tyrone *

Williamson, individually, and officially *

as representatives of City of *

Russellville, which includes Mayor, *

and members of City Council of *

Russellville; Don Bourne, individually, *

and officially as Russellville District *

Court Judge; Judy Duvall, individually *

and officially as Court Clerks for the *

Russellville District Court; Tish Rehm, *

individually and officially as Court *

Clerks for the Russellville District *

Court; Mary Bradley, individually and *

officially as Court Clerks for the *

Russellville District; Ashlea Kilburn, *

individually and officially as Court *

Clerks for the Russellville District *

Court, *

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Appellees. *

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The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

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See Rooker v. Fid. Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413 (1923); D.C. Ct. of Appeals v.

Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983).

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Submitted: September 7, 2005

Filed: November 7, 2005

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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

James E. Horvath appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983

action. After de novo review, see Charchenko v. City of Stillwater, 47 F.3d 981, 982-

83 (8th Cir. 1995), we affirm because Horvath’s claims were barred either by the

Rooker-Feldman2

 doctrine, see Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 125

S. Ct. 1517, 1523, 1526 & n.8 (2005) (Rooker-Feldman doctrine recognizes that with

the exception of habeas corpus petitions, 28 U.S.C. § 1331 does not allow district

courts appellate jurisdiction over state-court judgments), or by res judicata, see id. at

1527 (federal court has to give same preclusive effect to a state-court judgment as

another court of that State would give); Wells v. Ark. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 616

S.W.2d 718, 719 (Ark. 1981) (elements of res judicata). See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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