The following excerpt is from Fabricius v. Tulare Cnty., Case No. 1:15-cv-01779-LJO-EPG (E.D. Cal. 2018):
appeal is taken. Id. at 1165; Bianchi v. Rylaarsdam, 334 F.3d 895, 898 (9th Cir. 2003) ("If claims raised in the federal court action are 'inextricably intertwined' with the state court's decision such that the adjudication of the federal claims would undercut the state ruling or require the district court to interpret the application of state laws or procedural rules, then the federal complaint must be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.").
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