HERRERA v. CITY OF PALMDALE

No. 17-55761.

918 F.3d 1037 (2019)

William Robert HERRERA; Mona Molina Herrera, Individually and on behalf of their minor child N.P.H.; William Ryan Herrera; Palmdale Lodging, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF PALMDALE; County of Los Angeles; Bud Davis; George Schneider; Rob Bruce; Nardy Lopez; Mark Dyler; Anne Ambrose; Noel James Duran; James Purtee; Sara Shreves; Raposas; Blakely; Anthony Bonelli; Mark Miller; Munoz; Leon; Jacobs; Dana; Myles; Sorrow; Diaz; Arcidiancono; Dollens; Brandon; Gallagher; Walden; Does, 1-10 inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Alan Weiser (argued), Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John M. Fujii (argued) and Matthew R. Silver , Silver & Wright LLP, Irvine, California, for Defendant-Appellee City of Palmdale.

Ashlee Clark (argued), Gilbert M. Nishimura , and Andrew Charles Pongracz , Seki, Nishimura & Watase, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee County of Los Angeles.

Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and George Carem Steeh, District Judge.


OPINION

We must decide whether a district court may abstain from addressing claims that seek federal relief while a simultaneous action is ongoing in state court.

I

A

William ("Bill") Herrera and his wife, Mona Herrera, operate a 48...

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