Feerick v. Sudolnik

OPINION AND ORDER

KEENAN, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Before the Court are the defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint under the abstention doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), or, in the alternative, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”). Plaintiffs, who were all police officers in the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), commenced this action pursuant to Sections 1983 and 1985 of Title 42 of the United States Code (“U.S.C.”), alleging…