Legal Opinion
SKS & Associates, Inc. v. Dart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 2010No. 09-3461PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), a federal court plaintiff sought a federal injunction to stop state court proceedings that he claimed would violate his federal constitutional rights. The Supreme Court said no, the federal courts would abstain, leaving the state courts to consider the federal constitutional issues that would arise in their proceedings. In this unusual case, by contrast, a federal court plaintiff seeks a federal injunction not to stop state court proceedings but to speed them up. The plaintiff alleges that delays…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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