Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Section 1983 Actions
Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's section 1983 action alleging that defendant-as guardian ad litem representing plaintiff's child in underlying state-court divorce proceedings violated plaintiff's constitutional rights by damaging his relationship with his child and impugned his reputation during underlying divorce proceedings. Defendant was entitled to absolute immunity with respect to any false statements made while carrying out her responsibilities as child representative, and Rooker-Feldman doctrine applied as to any actions taken while being advocate of child since plaintiff's claims of biased advocacy can only be remedied through direct appeal of state-court adverse custody order.