Legal Opinion
Davidson v. City of Bellflower
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2002No. 00-56663; D.C. No. CV-00-06467-AHMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Henry Frederick Ramey, Jr., appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action pursuant to Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), and denial of leave to amend. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291,1 and we affirm.2
I
We review de novo a district court’s decision to abstain pursuant to Younger. Green v. City of Tucson, 255 F.3d 1086, 1093 (9th Cir.2001) (en banc).
When a plaintiff seeks relief in federal court that would interfere with an ongoing state judicial proceeding, the federal action *488must be dismissed pursuant to Younger if the state…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Jeffrey A. Saul v. United States of America Ray Larsen Colleen St. Louis John Doe St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- David Allen Mann v. Rita Jett, Ricki MacEy and County of Pima ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Columbia Basin Apartment Ass'n v. City of PascoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Green v. City of TucsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American Consumer Publishing Ass'n v. MargosianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- American Consumer Publishing Association, Inc. v. MargosianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003