Legal Opinion
Coggeshall v. Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 2010No. 09-1111PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal compels us to weave a decisional tapestry from several doctrinal strands that help define the margins of federal-court jurisdiction, including Eleventh Amendment immunity, abstention, and standing. The appellants (a psychologist and a third party) challenge a state administrative proceeding that resulted in the imposition of professional discipline against the psychologist. The district court determined that it could not grant relief on any of the myriad claims presented and, accordingly, dismissed the action. After careful consideration, we affirm.
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