Case Name: Robin TOSTE; Gerald Toste, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EL DORADO COUNTY; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-27
Citations: 678 F. App'x 574
Docket Number: No. 14-17025
Parties: Robin TOSTE; Gerald Toste, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EL DORADO COUNTY; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 678
Pages: 574–575

Head Matter:
Robin TOSTE; Gerald Toste, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EL DORADO COUNTY; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-17025
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 14, 2017
Filed February 27, 2017
Robin Tosté, Pro Se
Gerald Tosté, Pro Se
Andrew T. Caulfield, Esquire, Attorney, Caulfield Law Firm, El Dorado Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P, 34(a)(2). Accordingly, the Tostes’ request for oral argument, set forth in their opening brief, is denied.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Robin Toste and Gerald Toste appeal pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 1985 action alleging constitutional violations in connection with their state court real property proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's dismissal- under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the Tostes' action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine because their claims constituted a forbidden "de facto appeal" of a prior state court judgment. See id. at 1163-65 (discussing proper application of Rooker-Feldman doctrine); see also Henrichs v. Valley View Dev., 474 F.3d 609, 616 (9th Cir. 2007) (Rooker-Feldman doctrine barred plaintiffs claim because alleged legal injuries arose from the "state court's purportedly erroneous judgment" and the relief sought "would require the district court to determine that the state court's decision was wrong and thus void").
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing the Tostes' action without leave to amend because the Tostes could not correct the jurisdictional defects in their complaint. See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130-31 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (setting forth standard of review and explaining that leave to amend can be denied if amendment would be futile).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the Tostes' motion to reconsider because the Tostes failed to establish any basis for reconsideration. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.