Legal Opinion
Blake v. Ambach
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 21, 1987No. 87 Civ. 4352 (WCC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.
On April 8, 1986, plaintiffs George Blake (“Blake”) et al. brought an action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, seeking damages as well as injunctive relief against the revocation of Blake’s license to practice medicine in New York and California (Blake v. Lang, 669 F.Supp. 584 (1987)). Defendants moved to dismiss the action, pursuant to the Younger abstention doctrine, since there was an ongoing state court proceeding in New York’s Appellate Division. In an opinion and order dated May 8, 1987, this Court granted defendants’ motion and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Moore v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Blake v. LangDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Kouri-PerezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998
- Blake v. AmbachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988