Case Name: Billy L. EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Susana MARTINEZ, Governor, State of New Mexico; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-02-23
Citations: 713 F. App'x 636
Docket Number: No. 17-16544
Parties: Billy L. EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Susana MARTINEZ, Governor, State of New Mexico; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 713
Pages: 636–636

Head Matter:
Billy L. EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Susana MARTINEZ, Governor, State of New Mexico; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-16544
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 13, 2018
Filed February 23, 2018
Billy L. Edwards, Pro Se
Kory A. Langhofer, Attorney, Thomas J. Basile, Statecraft PLLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees Susana Martinez, Danil Veromontes, Jerid Hofacket
Haley R. Grant, Holt Mynatt Martinez P.C., Las Cruces, NM, Damian L. Martinez, Holt Babington Mynatt PC, Las Cruces, NM, for Defendants-Appellees Ra-mond Cobas, Mike Eby, Joe Vehill
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Billy L. Edwards appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action alleging federal claims related to a property dispute. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.
The district court properly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine because Edwards sought review of a prior state court judgment. See id. (the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars de facto appeals of a state court decision); see also Reusser v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., 525 F.3d 855, 859 (9th Cir. 2008) (á de facto appeal is one in which "the adjudication of the federal claims would undercut the state ruling" (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)). A dismissal under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine is a dismissal for lack of subject, matter jurisdiction, Kougasian v. TMSL, Inc., 359 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir. 2004), and thus should be without prejudice, Kelly v. Fleetwood Enters., Inc., 377 F.3d 1034, 1036 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm the district court's dismissal, but remand to the district court with instructions to amend the judgment to reflect that the dismissal is without prejudice.
We lack jurisdiction to consider Edwards' contentions on behalf of other named plaintiffs because Edwards, who is appearing pro se, may not represent other entities. See C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 697 (9th Cir. 1987).
AFFIRMED; REMANDED with instructions to amend the judgment.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.