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Younger absention bars § 1983 claim over search filed while state criminal case pending

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Younger absention applies to a § 1983 case filed while plaintiff's criminal case is pending. Skidmore v. Henley, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82180 (E.D. Ky. October 15, 2008).* Officer saw a man on the street leaning against a car run from him as he approached. He knocked on the door of the house ran into. The trial court's findings of consent were supported by the evidence. State v. Woolridge, 2008 La. App. LEXIS 1326 (5th Cir. October 14, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on October 18, 2008 (boomark / email).