United States Seventh Circuit

Where there is dual federal-state jurisdiction over an activity, such as the sale and distribution of natural gas, and a federal proceeding reaches completion while a state proceeding is still pending, the Younger doctrine does not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2001
• Published 11/02/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• G. Daniel Kelley (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Todd A. Richardson, Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, IN, Scepter Inc., Amicus Curiae, Angela M. Smith, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, Indianapolis, IN, Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers, Inc., Amicus Curiae., Katherine P. Yarbrough, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Washington, DC, Grain Processing Inc., Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary D. Secrest, Office of Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Wayne C. Turner (argued), McTurnan & Turner, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.