Brown v. Bowman

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing under Rooker-Feldman doctrine plaintiff's lawsuit alleging that defendants (various individuals involved with denial of plaintiff's application for Indiana law license) violated his constitutional rights where, according to plaintiff, instant application process improperly focused on his religious beliefs. Dismissal was warranted because instant action would necessarily and impermissibly require Dist. Ct. to review Ind. Supreme Ct.'s denial of plaintiff's application. Ct. further observed that plaintiff had opportunity to raise his federal constitutional claims before Ind. Supreme Ct.