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PARKER v. TURNER

No. 78-1063.

626 F.2d 1 (1980)

Jerry PARKER, Jr. et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kenneth TURNER et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert R. Thompson, Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., Edward J. McKenney, Jr., Hanover, Walsh, Jalenak & Blair, Thomas M. Daniel, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants.

D. Jack Smith, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before KEITH, MERRITT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 19, 1980.

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

This case presents interesting questions concerning the abstention doctrine first outlined by the Supreme Court in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 664 (1971). The district judge felt that Younger principles applied here and dismissed the complaint. We agree and affirm.

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