FOR YOUR EYES ALONE, INC. v. CITY OF COLUMBUS, GA.

No. 01-13317.

281 F.3d 1209 (2002)

FOR YOUR EYES ALONE, INC., d.b.a. For Your Eyes Alone, Wendy Baskin, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, The City Council of Columbus, Georgia, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Youngelson, Cary S. Wiggins, Steven M. Youngelson, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James C. Clark, Jr., Page & Scranton, P.C., Eugene Hardwick Polleys, Jr., City Atty., Columbus, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

For Your Eyes Alone, Inc. ("FYEA"), Wendy Baskin, Diane Sherman, and Robert Pennza appeal the district court's decision to abstain from considering their federal and state constitutional challenges to § 14-228 of the Adult Entertainment Code enacted by the City of Columbus, Georgia (the "City"). The district court based its ruling on the Younger1 abstention doctrine, which precludes federal courts from...

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