United States Sixth Circuit

In a judge's action seeking to enjoin enforcement of three canons of the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct which he allegedly violated while campaigning for election to the Ohio Supreme Court, summary judgment for plaintiff is vacated and the injunction dissolved where the district court should have abstained from deciding the merits of the case under the authority of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2008
• Published 01/09/2008

Judges

• Before:  GUY, MOORE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stephen W. Funk, Roetzel & Andress, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.  J. Michael Murray, Berkman, Gordon, Murray & Devan, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Stephen W. Funk, Roetzel & Andress, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.  J. Michael Murray, Raymond V. Vasvari, Jr., Berkman, Gordon, Murray & Devan, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.