Legal Opinion
Gresham Park Community Organization, Simon E. Parker, MacY B. Lee and Calvin E. Sims v. Gary Howell D/B/A Southeast Package Number Two
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1981No. 80-7175PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Gresham Park Community Organization [GPCO] and three officers of the organization sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enjoin enforcement of a state court injunction prohibiting them from picketing defendant-ap-pellee Gary Howell’s liquor store. The district court held that the abstention doctrine compelled dismissal of the suit. GPCO and the three officers appeal. We affirm.
Facts
GPCO was formed ostensibly for the purpose of improving the Gresham Park area. The catalyst for forming the organization was the opening of a new liquor store, Southeast Package Store Number Two, by…
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