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But see Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006) (post-Marshall decision finding “no good reason to strain to give different meaning to the identical language in the diversity and federal-question statutes”); Tonti v. Petropoulous, 656 F.2d 212 , 215–16 (6th Cir. 1981) (pre-Marshall decision applying probate exception to action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ).

Marshall, 547 U.S. at 311 ; see also, Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307-08 (7th Cir. 2006) (“Such a claim does not ask the court in which it is filed to administer the estate, but rather to impose tort liability on the [trustees] for breach of fiduciary duty.”).

Id. at 704 ; Jones Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006) ("[S]tate courts are assumed to have developed a proficiency in [domestic relations] matters, to have procedures tailored to them, and to work closely with and even employ specialized staff not found in federal courts.").

Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992); Syph v. Arce, 772 F. App’x 356 , 357 (7th Cir. 2019) (finding that the suit challenging the plaintiff’s child-support obligations “falls squarely within the domestic-relations exception”); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T]he domestic-relations exception . . . denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic-relations court.”).

This exception prevents federal courts from considering state-court claims involving “one or more of the distinctive forms of relief associated with the domestic relations jurisdiction: the granting of a divorce or an annulment, an award of child custody, a decree of alimony or child support.” Friedlander v. Friedlander, 149 F.3d 739, 740 (7th Cir. 1998); see Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992)); see also Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T…

Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992); Syph v. Arce, 772 F. App’x 356 , 357 (7th Cir. 2019) (finding that the suit challenging the plaintiff’s child-support obligations “falls squarely within the domestic-relations exception”); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T]he domestic-relations exception . . . denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic- relations court.”).

Federal subject matter jurisdiction is limited by the “domestic relations” exception, which prevents federal courts from issuing “divorce and alimony decrees and child custody orders.” Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992); see Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T]he domestic-relations exception . . . denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic- relations court.”).

This exception prevents federal courts from considering state-court claims involving “divorce and alimony decrees and child custody orders.” Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992)); see also Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T]he domestic-relations exception . . . denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic-relations court.”).

This exception prevents federal courts from considering state-court claims involving “divorce and alimony decrees and child custody orders.” Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992)); see also Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[T]he domestic-relations exception . . . denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic-relations court.”).

See Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[I]mmunity is a defense rather than a jurisdictional defect.”); Mains v. Citibank, N.A., 852 F.3d 669, 679 (7th Cir. 2017) (addressing supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims); see Swaim v. Moltan Co., 73 F.3d 711, 716 (7th Cir. 1996) (addressing the relationship between subject-matter jurisdiction and entries of default judgment).

See Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[I]mmunity is a defense rather than a jurisdictional defect.”); Mains v. Citibank, N.A., 852 F.3d 669, 679 (7th Cir. 2017) (addressing supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims); see Swaim v. Moltan Co., 73 F.3d 711, 716 (7th Cir. 1996) (addressing the relationship between subject-matter jurisdiction and entries of default judgment).

The [Child Support Recovery Act] in no way endeavors to regulate [domestic relations matters that are in the unique province of state courts to decide]; it seeks merely to enforce a child support order already promulgated by a state court.”) (citations and footnote omitted) (emphasis in original); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (“The probate exception is usually invoked in diversity cases, and the courts are divided over its applicability to federal-ques…

See Lehman v. Lucom, 78 So.3d 592 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011); Gaines v. DeWitt, 41 So.3d 951 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010); Wilson v. Armstrong, 686 So.2d 647 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996); In re Estate of Gray, 626 So.2d 971 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Jones, 465 F.3d at 307 (“[S]tate courts are assumed to have developed a proficiency in [probate] matters, to have procedures tailored to them, and to work closely with and even employ specialized staff not found in federal courts.”); Reichman v. Pittsburgh Nat…

Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293 (2006); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006) (plaintiff could not sue the guardians for depriving her of property without due process if the relevant acts were undertaken “in the course of administering the estate.”).

Simply put, the Custody Judgment and its enforcement are currently “in the [state] court’s control,” and this Court “should not try to elbow its way into the fight.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006).

It makes no difference that Plaintiff isn’t asking this court explicitly to act as a probate court per se.2 When a complaint in federal court alleges improprieties in the administration of an estate that is subject to probate proceedings in state court or seeks to challenge any orders of a state probate court, it is “tantamount to asking the federal district court to take over the administration of the estate.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2 Nor does it matt…

Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293 (2006); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006) (court agents “can be sued if they step outside the scope of their agency and engage in self-dealing”).

Div., 837 F.3d 736, 741 (7th Cir. 2016) and citing Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006))).

In Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006), the Seventh Circuit held that the probate exception applied where the plaintiff’s complaints “about the maladministration of her father’s estate by the Cook County probate court” were “tantamount to asking the federal district court to take over the administration of the estate.” Two years later, in Gustafson v. zumBrunnen, 546 F.3d 398, 400 (7th Cir. 2008), the Seventh Circuit held that the probate exception did not ap…

Ind. Mar. 16, 2010) (“The probate exception precludes federal courts from adjudicating disputes regarding matters reserved to state trial courts, including the appointment and deployment of a guardian.”) (citing Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306-08 (7th Cir.2006)); Martino v. Campbell, No. 8:21-CV-1636-KKM-JSS, 2021 WL 5923047 , at *2 (M.D.

But it does not bar federal courts from adjudicating matters outside those confines and otherwise within federal jurisdiction.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) (citing Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293, 312 (2006). statute, not that of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), was found to apply.

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006); see also In re Marshall, (Marshall I) 392 F.3d 1118 , 1131-32 (9th Cir. 2004), rev’d on other grounds sub nom.

See Danforth, 76 F. App’x at 616 ; Kowalski v. Boliker, 893 F.3d 987, 995 (7th Cir. 2018) (holding that the exception “[applies] to both federal-question and diversity suits.”); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006). 8 plaintiff an adequate opportunity to raise constitutional claims.

Ind. Aug. 24, 2018) in turn citing Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006)).

So when there’s a dispute over assets held in probate, a federal court “should not try to elbow its way into the fight.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006).

Goncalves, 865 F.3d at 1252 ; Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th 3 Cir. 2006) (case about “the maladministration of [the] father’s estate by the Cook County probate 4 || court” was “tantamount to asking the federal district court to take over the administration of the 5 estate”). 6 Regarding the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the court also notes that because Exxon referred to 7 || “cases brought by state-court losers,” there is some uncertainty about whether the doctrine ca…

See Kowalski v. Boliker, 893 F.3d 987, 995 (7th Cir. 2018) (finding Rooker-Feldman did not bar the case because “the state court had not rendered a judgment before the district court proceedings began”); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 305 (7th Cir. 2006) (concluding the doctrine was inapplicable because “[t]he plaintiff filed her suit before the litigation in state court . . . was completed”). “[P]roceedings end for Rooker-Feldman purposes when the state courts finally reso…

See Kowalski v. Boliker, 893 F.3d 987, 995 (7th Cir. 2018) (finding Rooker-Feldman did not bar the case because “the state court had not rendered a judgment before the district court proceedings began”); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 305 (7th Cir. 2006) (concluding the doctrine was inapplicable because “[t]he plaintiff filed her suit before the litigation in state court . . . was completed”). “[P]roceedings end for Rooker-Feldman purposes when the state courts finally reso…

The domestic relations exception “denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic-relations court.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006).

The Domestic Relations Exception to Federal Jurisdiction The domestic relations exception “denies federal jurisdiction to grant a divorce or exercise the other characteristic powers of a domestic-relations court.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006).

Defendants cite Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006) in support of their position that the probate exception applies here.

That in rem proceeding involves the administration of a conservatorship in probate, which has been described as a “fight[] over a thing of value that is in the court’s control” in which “another court should not try to elbow its way into the fight.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006).

There is no logical reason that the same burden-shifting paradigm would not apply to federal question jurisdiction. , 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006).

First, the Judiciary Act’s grant of federal question jurisdiction uses the same language as that found in the diversity section, and “there is no good reason to strain to give a different meaning to the identical language in the diversity and federal-question statutes.” Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 306 (7th Cir. 2006); Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293, 305-306 (2006); Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703 (1992); Dawaji v. Askar, 618 Fed.

See Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689 , 700–02 (1992); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006). “[S]tate courts are assumed to have developed a core proficiency in probate and domestic relations matters,” Sykes, 837 F.3d at 741 , and they can decide federal questions at the same time.

See Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689 , 700–02 (1992); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006). “[S]tate courts are assumed to have developed a core proficiency in probate and domestic relations matters,” Sykes, 837 F.3d at 741 , and they can decide federal questions at the same time.

See Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689 , 700–02 (1992); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006). “[S]tate courts are assumed to have developed a core proficiency in probate and domestic relations matters,” Sykes, 837 F.3d at 741 , and they can decide federal questions at the same time.

See Marshall, 547 U.S. at 311, 313-14 (holding that the exception did not apply to “a state-law tort action for interference with an expected inheritance or gift,” and suggesting that a fiduciary duty claim against an executor or trustee would be “well beyond” the exception); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307-08 (7th Cir. 2006) (“[The plaintiff] is … accusing the guardians of having mismanaged the estate, and as an heir she may have a claim for breach of fiduciary duty by …

See Iqbal v. Patel, 780 F.3d 728 , 729–31 (7th Cir. 2015); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 305 (7th Cir. 2006).

See Iqbal v. Patel, 780 F.3d 728 , 729–31 (7th Cir. 2015); Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 305 (7th Cir. 2006).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 307 (7th Cir. 2006) (elucidating Marshall).

Id. at 307 (emphasis added).

Id. at 307 (emphasis added).

Id. at 307 (emphasis added).

Jones v. Brennan, 465 F.3d 304, 308 (7th Cir. 2006).