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ALLEN v. LOUISIANA STATE BD. OF DENTISTRY

No. 87-3180.

835 F.2d 100 (1988)

Dr. William D. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Baier, J. Peyton Parker, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Patricia J. Hakes, P.J. Stakelum, III, New Orleans, La., for Chustz, et al.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., New Orleans, La., for Louisiana State Bd.

Before SNEED, REAVLEY, and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Dr. William Allen appeals the district court's order that abstained from hearing his § 1983 claims against the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry until related proceedings in state court are completed. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Appellant Allen filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the Louisiana Board...

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