Kennan G. Dandar v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Kennan Dandar and Dandar & Dandar, P.A. (collectively “Dandar”) appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., et al. (the Church), seeking to enjoin a state court from imposing sanctions and costs against Dandar. On appeal, Dandar argues that the district court erred in dismissing the declaratory and injunctive claims based on Younger 1 abstention because the state court does not have jurisdiction to impose sanctions against him, and the state court’s proceeding is not “uniquely in furtherance of…
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