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HENSLER v. DISTRICT FOUR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

No. 85-2674 Summary Calendar.

790 F.2d 390 (1986)

Paul F. HENSLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DISTRICT FOUR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF the STATE BAR OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Hensler, Gatesville, Tex., pro se.

Steven M. Smoot, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and Adele M. Winn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Paul F. Hensler appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the State Bar of Texas and its District Four Grievance Committee. Finding that the doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), requires the district court to abstain in this proceeding, we affirm.

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