Goldie's Bookstore, Inc. v. Superior Court

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Richard and Emily Levin obtained a state unlawful detainer judgment against Goldie’s Bookstore. After the state court denied its request for a stay of the judgment pending appeal, Goldie’s brought a section 1983 action in federal court to challenge the constitutionality of the California statute making stays discretionary, and to seek a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the state court judgment. The Levins appeal from the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction, 589 F.Supp. 382, claiming that: 1) the district court should have abstained pursuant to…