Legal Opinion
Tovar v. Billmeyer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1979No. 77-2929PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Tovar and Moore appeal from a dismissal of their action against the appel-lees by the district court. The dismissal was based on a version of the abstention doctrine that the district court derived from Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1286, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976); Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971); and Juidice v. Vail, 430 U.S. 327, 97 S.Ct. 1211, 51 L.Ed.2d 376 (1977). We hold that the district court erred. We reverse and remand to the district court to enable the appellants…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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