Haulde-Redin v. Betancourt, 1st Cir. (1992)
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June 8, 1992
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No. 92-1492
ALFREDO HUALDE-REDIN, MARIA
SUSANA COSTA AND THE LEGAL
CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP
CONSTITUTED BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES,
Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
ISMAEL BETANCOURT, SUPERINTENDENT
OF POLICE, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
[Hon. Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.S. District Judge]
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Before
Breyer, Chief Judge,
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Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
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and Cyr, Circuit Judge.
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Alfredo Hualde-Redin on brief pro se.
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Maria Susana Costa on brief pro se.
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Per Curiam.
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We read
plaintiffs' rather conclusory
and rambling allegations, along
submitted, to claim
with the documents they have
the following.
Hualde, citizens of Argentina,
"stolen"
from them.
filed an action in
collection
superior
of
Inc. was not
entered
Mr. and Mrs.
This
Varaderos de
claimed
judge that
the boat, but
and the
Mrs.
Hualde for
Plaintiffs
defendant Varaderos
Mr. Hualde,
execution of the judgment.
owed.
told
the
de Fajardo,
a default
boat was
boat was
Fajardo, Inc.
Puerto Rico court against Mr.
entitled to
against
owned a boat.
Defendant
money
court
Plaintiffs
judgment
attached in
Hualde, a part owner of the
boat,
was
Plaintiffs
based
not
party
sought
on the
to
to have
"theft" of
the
superior
criminal
the present
action.
proceedings instituted
their sailboat,
Plaintiffs then instituted
court
but to
no avail.
civil rights
action
against the superintendent of police, various police officers
who
had refused
theft, Varaderos
to
assist with
de Fajardo, Inc., the
who entered the default
They
claimed
plaintiffs' complaints
that
discriminated against
superior court judge
judgment, and various other persons.
the
courts,
police,
them and denied them
and
property (boat) without
others
equal protection
because of their nationality and that they had been
of their
of
due process.
deprived
They sought
damages, return of their boat, and declaratory and injunctive
relief staying the confiscation of their boat.
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We agree with
action
is in effect a
judgment which
Lower
federal
the district court that
collateral attack on
authorized an execution
courts
lack
plaintiffs'
the state court
on plaintiffs' boat.
jurisdiction
to
review
constitutional
or
other
challenges
to
such
District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman,
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462, 485-86 (1983);
judgments.
460 U.S.
Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263
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413 (1923); Lancellotti
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v. Fay,
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1990).
Affirmed.
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909 F.2d 15,
17 (1st
U.S.
Cir.
