It is not unusual for a debtor to try to escape a negative state court ruling by filing bankruptcy and seeking a “do over.” In a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision,
Third Circuit Blocks ‘Do-Over’ Under Rooker-Feldman Doctrine
A recent Third Circuit decision supports the general proposition that a bankruptcy proceeding cannot be used to revive foreclosure-related disputes that have been previously and conclusively resolved by a state court.

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