Joseph Despain, Cross-Appellants v. Marlin Johnston, Cross-Appellees

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “[t]he operation of the Younger doctrine is dependent upon the ability of the state courts to provide an adequate remedy for the violation of federal rights.”
• stating that “[t]he operation of the Younger doctrine is dependent upon the ability of the state courts to provide an adequate remedy for the violation of federal rights.”
• “If a state action is pending at [the time that the federal complaint is filed], the federal action must be dismissed.”
• “The state interest that is triggered by the institution of the state proceeding continues through the completion of the state appeals process.”
• “The state has a strong interest in enforcing its criminal laws.”
• “The state has a strong interest in enforcing its criminal laws.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).