Lacy-Curry v. Alameda County Social Services Agency

MEMORANDUM ***

All of Lacy-Curry’s instant claims relate to a series of state court child dependency proceedings, some of which have concluded and some are still pending. Insofar as state proceedings are ongoing, Younger abstention requires dismissal of this action. See H.C. ex rel. Gordon v. Koppel, 203 F.3d 610, 613 (9th Cir.2000) (dismissing case under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971) where parents sought “wholesale federal intérvention into an ongoing state domestic dispute” involving child custody). However, if state court proceedings have concluded,…