Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Stovall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1981No. 79-2588PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether the district court erred in dismissing this civil rights suit under the doctrine of equitable restraint announced in Younger v. Harris, 1971, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669, and developed by its progeny. We hold that the dismissal was improper. We remand the case to allow the plaintiffs to pursue their suit. We affirm certain holdings of the district court.
This suit arises out of racial unrest in Okolona, Mississippi. Okolona is a town of approximately 3,000 persons. Its police department consists of a chief and five…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- Robinson v. StovallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Casa Marie, Inc. v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico for the District of AreciboCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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