Jaffan International, LLC v. Radhe Krishna Properties, LLC, and Sheriff Chad Chronister, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Hillsborough County

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Jaffan International, LLC's emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62(d). The court held that Jaffan had not shown a strong likelihood of success because the Rooker-Feldman doctrine barred its challenge to a state-court eviction judgment and writ of possession. The court denied Radhe Krishna Properties, LLC's Rule 11 sanctions motion without prejudice, allowing it to be refiled later.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff's motion is denied because Plaintiff failed to make a strong showing of likelihood of success on the merits, as the Rooker-Feldman doctrine deprives the district court of subject matter jurisdiction over challenges to state court judgments.
2. The motion is denied without prejudice because the Court declines to make a determination on sanctions while the case is on appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should grant an injunction pending appeal under Rule 62(d)
2. Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine deprives the district court of subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff's challenge to the state court judgment
3. Whether Defendant's motion for sanctions under Rule 11 should be granted

Disposition

denied