Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Baggett v. Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Pilot Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1983No. 82-5730PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:
The question before us is the applicability of one of the abstention doctrines to an action in the district court in which the plaintiff sought an injunction against the prosecution of state administrative disciplinary proceedings based upon allegations of conduct committed within the exclusive regulatory jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. The district court concluded that abstention was appropriate and dismissed the complaint. We conclude that abstention was inappropriate and reverse.
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Plaintiff was a marine pilot, holding both state and federal licenses. Both…
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