Legal Opinion

Lebbos v. Judges of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 28, 1989No. 87-2105PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants appeal the district court’s dismissal of their suit for failure to state a claim and based on the Younger abstention doctrine. This action springs from the appointment by Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Conrad Rushing of appellee Alan Munn as receiver to aid in the collection of a judgment rendered in favor of appellee Linda Wooten against appellant Betsey Lebbos. Appellants challenge the constitutionality of Cal.Civ.Proc. § 708.620 (West 1987) and Cal.Civ.Proc. § 568 (West 1979),1 which together permit the court appointment of, and vest broad authority in,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by12 opinions

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