Watkins v. Ohio Dept. of Ed.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION STANLEY WATKINS, : : Plaintiff, : : Case No. 2:21-cv-04482 v. : : CHIEF JUDGE ALGENON L. MARBLEY OHIO DEPARTMENT OF : EDUCATION, et al. : : MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAVERS Defendants. : OPINION & ORDER This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (ECF No. 16). The hearing on this Motion was held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that the Younger abstention doctrine applies to this case, and, as a result this case is…