Legal Opinion
Steven Craig Cooper v. Larry E. Parrish
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 9, 2000No. 98-6324PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This case allegedly involves an attempt on the part of a state court chancellor, three state prosecutors, two state investigators, and a private attorney to shut down several nightclubs that feature nude dancing in Memphis, Tennessee. Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s decision to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related state law claims against all defendants on absolute immunity grounds. Plaintiffs also appeal the district court’s decision to invoke Younger abstention and dismiss without prejudice their…
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