Legal Opinion
Gary Duncan v. Leander H. Perez, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1971No. 31089PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
On October 20, 1970, the district judge entered an order supported by a detailed opinion, permanently enjoining Leander Perez, Jr., the District Attorney of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, from further prosecuting the appellee, Gary Duncan, in the Louisiana state courts on a charge of simple battery. Duncan v. Perez, E.D.La.1970, 321 F. Supp. 181. The United States Supreme Court, on February 23, 1971, decided Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669. The appellant asks us to reverse the judgment of the district court as violative of the Supreme…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Fitzgerald v. PeekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Pugh v. RainwaterDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1971
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