Does the bankruptcy court have jurisdiction to review the final state court judgment upon which the civil restitution judgment is based?

federal, United States of America

The following excerpt is from In re Warfel, 268 BR 205 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2001):

The bankruptcy court and the panel lack jurisdiction to review the propriety of the final state court judgment upon which the civil restitution judgment was based. Branson v. Nott, 62 F.3d 287, 291 (9th Cir.1995) (federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to review the final determinations of state courts in judicial proceedings even when the challenge to a state court decision involves federal constitutional issues); In re Audre, Inc., 216 B.R. 19, 26 (9th Cir. BAP 1997) (applying Rooker-Feldman doctrine).

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