Is a federal judge obligated to withhold a decision from issuing a decision in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bourke v. City of San Diego, Case No. 14-cv-01047-BAS(RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
2. Under the Younger doctrine, federal courts should abstain from issuing a decision if (1) state court proceedings are pending when the federal action is filed, (2) important state rights are implicated, and (3) there is adequate opportunity to raise the federal claims in state court. Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).
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