Legal Opinion
Jarvis v. Knowlton
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided October 12, 1978No. Civ. A. CA-7-78-26PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT M. HILL, District Judge.
This case involves difficult questions concerning the application of Younger v. Harris to a federal action for injunctive relief against two state prosecutions which allegedly violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the scope of protection against multiple prosecutions afforded by the Double Jeopardy Clause. The plaintiff, Michael Jarvis (Jarvis), seeks under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 to enjoin defendants William D. Knowlton (Knowlton) and Timothy D. Eyssen (Eyssen) from prosecuting indictments charging him with attempted…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robinson v. WadeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- January v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
- Rasmussen v. WhiteDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1980
- Pizzolato v. PerezDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Jarvis v. KnowltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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