Legal Opinion
Falco v. Justices of the Matrimonial Parts of the Sup. Ct. of Suffolk Cnty.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 12, 2015No. 15-863-cvPublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHIER, Circuit Judge:
Gabriel R. Falco appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Bianco, J.) granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss Falco’s complaint based on the abstention doctrine announced in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971). Because abstention was warranted under Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs, — U.S. -, 134 S.Ct. 584, 187 L.Ed.2d 505 (2013), we affirm the decision of the District Court.
BACKGROUND
In 2013 Falco sued his wife for divorce arid sought custody of their two children in New…
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