Legal Opinion
Gilbertson v. Albright
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2003No. 02-35460PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
The question we decide here is whether the doctrine of Younger1 abstention, on which the district court relied in entering a dismissal, barred this civil rights action. We answer “no” and, therefore, reverse and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND2
Plaintiff Paul Douglas Gilbertson was a land surveyor who, since 1983, had held an *980Oregon license to survey, issued by the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (the “Board”). During his time as a surveyor, Plaintiff was an outspoken opponent of certain of the Board’s policies regarding the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gilbertson v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Gilbertson v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003