The following excerpt is from Ehringer v. California, No. 2:15-cv1329 MCE KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Because petitioner's criminal proceedings are pending, the court must abstain from addressing his claims. Under principles of comity and federalism, a federal court should not interfere with ongoing state criminal proceedings by granting injunctive or declaratory relief except under special circumstances. Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). Younger abstention
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