United States Eighth Circuit
Gillette v. N. Dakota Disciplinary Bd., 09-1598
In an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief preventing an attorney disciplinary board from prosecuting a disciplinary action for alleged misconduct arising out of plaintiff's representation of Native American clients in tribal court litigation, dismissal of the action is affirmed where the three prerequisites to Younger abstention were present in this case: (1) an ongoing state judicial proceeding that (2) implicates an important state interest and (3) affords an adequate opportunity to raise federal statutory and constitutional challenges.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/10/2010
- Decided 07/09/2010
- Published 07/09/2010
Judges
- James B. Loken
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit