Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                              No. 01-30547
                          Conference Calendar

O’NEAL BOSLEY,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

MARVIN MONTGOMERY; DANA LARPENTUER; JAMES
BEST, Judge; LOLA SCOIRTINO, individually,
and On behalf of the estate of Lynndale Scoirtino;
On behalf of Lynndale Scoirtino,

                                           Defendants-Appellees.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
              for the Middle District of Louisiana
                      USDC No. 00-CV-145-B
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                        February 20, 2002

Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     O’Neal Bosley (Bosley) appeals the district court’s

dismissal of his civil rights complaint based upon lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.    A district court’s dismissal for

lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reviewed de novo.

Williams v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 242 F.3d 315, 318 (5th

Cir.), cert. denied, 122 S. Ct. 618 (2001).

     *
        Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
                            No. 01-30547
                                 -2-

     Federal district courts lack jurisdiction to engage in

appellate review of state-court judgments.    See Dist. of Columbia

Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 476, 482 (1983);

Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413, 415-16 (1923).    The

constitutional issues, if any, presented in Bosley’s action are

inextricably intertwined with the state court’s order nullifying

its August 4, 1998, order of dismissal.    Accordingly, Bosley’s

action constituted a request that the district court review a

state court decision.   See United States v. Shepherd, 23 F.3d

923, 924 (5th Cir. 1994).   The district court’s dismissal of

Bosley’s complaint is therefore AFFIRMED on the ground of lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.

     AFFIRMED.