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IN RE FRANCESCHI

BAP No. CC-01-1099-BKMa. Bankruptcy No. LA 96-15441-ER. Adversary No. LA 00-02774-ER.

268 B.R. 219 (2001)

In re Ernest Joseph FRANCESCHI, Jr., Debtor. Ernest Joseph Franceschi, Jr., Appellant, v. The State Bar of California; Francis P. Bassios, Acting Chief Trial Counsel, Appellees.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest J. Franceschi, Jr., Los Angeles, CA, Pro se Appellant.

Patricia D. Scotlan, Marie M. Moffat, The State Bar of California, San Francisco, CA, for The State Bar of California and Francis P. Bassios.

Before BRANDT, KLEIN, and MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judges.

OPINION

BRANDT, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtor attorney appeals the bankruptcy court's refusal—on grounds of sovereign immunity and Younger abstention—to derail a state bar disciplinary proceeding relating to a $31,000 sanction award for having prosecuted a frivolous action. We grant leave to appeal the interlocutory order granting a motion to dismiss and denying a motion for preliminary injunction, and AFFIRM.

I. FACTS

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