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DEAKINS v. MONAGHAN

No. 86-890.

484 U.S. 193 (1988)

DEAKINS ET AL. v. MONAGHAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 12, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry R. Etzweiler, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General, and Allan J. Nodes and Steven Pasternak, Deputy Attorneys General.

Edward N. Fitzpatrick argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Patrick T. McGahn, Jr., Robert J. Fettweis, and Kathy M. Hooke.*

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents questions concerning a federal court's obligation to abstain from the adjudication of federal claims arising out of an ongoing state grand jury investigation. We granted certiorari, 479 U.S. 1063 (1987), to consider whether the District Court, under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), was required to abstain...

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