Legal Opinion
Carlos A. Wood v. Several Unknown Metropolitan Police Officers
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1987No. 86-5057PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This case, as it was framed in the district court, raised an unsettled question concerning the interaction between federal and local courts in the District of Columbia: Does the “abstention” doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), 1 apply to the District’s local courts?. The district court dismissed the case, which centered on a replevin petition; the court held that the Younger doctrine applies to local courts in the District of Columbia just as it…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kenneth W. Martin v. John P. Malhoyt, John Doe(s) Shirley Ann Stevens v. David H. Stover, John DoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
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