Legal Opinion
Pue v. Sillas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1980No. 77-3412PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Pue appeals from a district court judgment abstaining from the exercise of jurisdiction and dismissing Pue’s civil rights action against officers of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and officers of the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo (government). We find that the district judge abused his discretion in ordering abstention in this case, and we reverse.
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Pue owned an automobile registered in California in his own name. In April 1974 *76he allegedly sold it to Stanley Travis,1 who failed to register it. Between April 12, 1974, and January 21, 1977,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Patricia Scott Anderson v. Air West, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Shefton Gordon v. United States Steel Corporation, United States Steel and Carnegie Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Douglas Joseph Peterson v. Bruce BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Peter Foltice v. Guardsman Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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