Legal Opinion

Newell v. Rolling Hills Apartments

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided March 15, 2001No. C 01-3025-MWBPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.INTRODUCTION.1027-

A. Factual Background.1027

B. Procedural Background.1029

II.LEGAL ANALYSIS.1031

A. Jurisdictional Doctrines.1032

B. Younger Abstention.1034

1. The doctrine and the rationale.1034

2. Requirements for abstention.1035

a. Ongoing state judicial proceedings.1035

b. Important state interests.1036

c. Adequate opportunity to raise constitutional challenges.1036

i. Iowa law .1037

ii. Other states.1038

d. “Exceptional circumstances”.1039

3.…

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