Opinion ID: 8414550
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Heading: Reasonable Opportunity to Raise in State Court

Text: Although Jakupovic’s claims are inextricably intertwined with the state court’s judgments, the claims are barred under Rooker-Feldman only if he had a reasonable opportunity to raise the issues in state court proceedings. See Taylor, 374 F.3d at 534-35; see also Kelley, 548 F.3d at 605-06. “The ‘reasonable opportunity’ inquiry focuses not on ripeness, but on difficulties caused by ‘factor[s] independent of the actions of the opposing parties] that precluded’ a plaintiff from bringing federal claims in state court, such as state court rules or procedures.” Taylor, 374 F.3d at 534-35 (quoting Long, 182 F.3d at 558). Jakupovic had at least three opportunities to raise in state court the issues he now raises on appeal. First, he filed an emergency motion challenging the state court’s bond condition, alleging that it. could lead to indefinite custody. The court denied that motion. Second, Jakupo-vic asked the state court to reconsider its ruling on the bond condition, but the court denied that motion, too, and explicitly ordered that Jakupovic continue to be detained because he did not have a Lake County residence. Finally, Jakupovic filed a motion to modify his bond conditions, and the state court scheduled a hearing for one week later, on November 25; before the hearing, however, Jakupovic pled guilty. That Jakupovic had a reasonable opportunity to present to the state court claims that are inextricably intertwined with that court’s judgments deprives us of subject-matter jurisdiction.