Grand Juror Doe v. Robert McCulloch

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Grand Juror Doe appeals from the dismissal of her declaratory judgment action, following the district court’s decision to abstain from exercising jurisdiction. 1 We conclude that the district court should not have dismissed the case outright, but rather should have stayed the case while the state-law issues were decided by the Missouri state courts. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.

Doe served on the Missouri grand jury that considered whether probable cause existed to indict Darren Wilson, the…