U.S. v. Vasquez-Rodriguez

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• holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion in considering a Rule 12(c) motion because no trial date had yet been set
• holding that monetary penalties constitute sanctions even when they are directed to a special government fund
• holding that a formal audit could not be considered an ongoing judicial proceeding because it did not involve judicial oversight
• holding that third Middlesex factor is satisfied when federal plaintiff could reserve constitutional questions “for the judicial review process, after the administrative process is complete.”
• explaining that Younger abstention is appropriate when consideration of the federal claims would interfere with a pending state criminal prosecution
• explaining that our review of a determination that abstention under Younger is proper is plenary

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