United States Ninth Circuit

The mere fact that parties in a federal action who are not parties in state action may intervene in the state action does not justify application of the Younger abstention doctrine .

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/22/2001
• Decided 07/09/2001
• Published 07/09/2001

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, CHIEF JUDGE, PREGERSON, TROTT, KLEINFELD, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, GRABER, WARDLAW, W. FLETCHER, FISHER, PAEZ and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anthony B. Ching, Tempe, Arizona;  William J. Risner, Risner & Graham, Tucson, Arizona, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis P. McLaughlin, Principal Asst. City Atty., Tucson, Arizona, for the defendant-appellee.