· 3/10/2000
James C. Sarlund v. Jeffrey M. Anderson
Citations
- 205 F.3d 973
How courts have described this case
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- holding that when plaintiff’s fugitive status places him entirely beyond judicial control, thus creating a situation severely prejudicial to his adversaries, fugitive disentitlement doctrine bars action and requires dismissal with prejudice
- applying the doctrine where the plaintiffs fugitive status created a situation severely prejudicial to his adversaries
- section 1983 claims may be barred by Younger abstention when a plaintiff seeks to derail an ongoing probation revocation proceeding
- section 1983 claims may be barred by Younger abstention when a plaintiff seeks to derail an ongoing probation revocation proceeding
- “Many of the plaintiff’s claims are barred . . . by the spirit of the Younger doctrine, since he is trying to derail an ongoing . . . revocation proceeding.” (citing Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Ripple
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