Gatewood v. City of O'Fallon, Missouri

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION KATIE GATEWOOD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:22-cv-00089-AGF ) CITY OF O’FALLON, MISSOURI, et al., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s motion (ECF No. 24) to dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Verified Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief pursuant to the Court’s prior Order of Abstention (ECF No. 16) under Younger v. Harris,

401 U.S. 37

(1971), and on the grounds of res judicata, collateral estoppel, deference to state final judgments, and/or waiver.…