United States Second Circuit

Where there are no longer any pending state proceedings that could implicate the Younger abstention doctrine (Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971)) or Anti-Injunction Act (28 U.S.C. - 2283) concerns, dismissal of convalescent home operator plaintiff's claim for declaratory relief against future suits by homeowner association defendants must be vacated. (Republished opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2003
• Published 08/08/2003

Judges

• JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before:  MESKILL, NEWMAN, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel W. Moger, Jr.,Jacques & Moger, P.C., Greenwich, Conn., for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew J. McDonald, Stamford, Conn. (Brian C. Roche, Pullman & Comley, LLC, Stamford, Conn.;  Michael J. Cacace, Cacace, Tusch & Santagata, Stamford, Conn., on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees Dunne, Bhutani, Vitale, Lee, Casey, and Brookridge District Association., Haden P. Gerrish, Greenwich, Conn. (Aamina Ahmad, Fernando D. DeArango, Town of Greenwich Attorney's Office, Greenwich, Conn., on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees, Town of Greenwich, Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission, Stone, Joyce and Budkins.