Legal Opinion
Robert Wexler v. Theresa Lepore
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 27, 2004No. 04-12826PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Per curiam
Citing the Younger doctrine, the district court abstained from exercising its jurisdiction to hear Appellants’ constitutional challenge to the method of recounting electoral votes in fifteen Florida counties. We vacate that decision and remand for a consideration of the merits.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-Appellant Wexler filed two actions challenging the recount system in fifteen Florida counties. The first, filed in a Florida state court on 16 January 2004, asserted claims exclusively under Florida law. 1 Plaintiff-Appellant Wexler, along with Appellants Greene, Aaronson and Fransetta filed this…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by47 opinions
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