Legal Opinion
Collins v. County of Kendall
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 1986No. 85-1947PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal dismissal, based on the Younger abstention doctrine, of their suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs claim that the district court erred in dismissing the case because their complaint alleged bad faith prosecution which is an exception to the Younger doctrine. We affirm.
I. FACTS
The plaintiffs — Sequoia Books, Inc., Frank Patroff, and Sharon Collins — are the corporate owner and two employees of the Denmark II, an adult bookstore that sells and exhibits books, magazines, and films of an explicit sexual nature. Plaintiffs brought a section…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Juidice v. VailSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lewellen v. RaffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- R. Eugene Pincham v. The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board and Its MembersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Sharon Collins v. County Of KendallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Saunders v. FlanaganDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1999
- Pardo v. Nylcare Health Plans, Inc. (In Re APF Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2001
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