context: The Supreme Court has not decided whether Younger abstention applies when the relief sought in federal court is damages for alleged police misconduct when effecting an arrest in an underlying state criminal case. The circuit courts of appeals are divided on this issue, but the Eleventh Circuit has indicated its approval of applying the Younger doctrine to damages actions.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: "It is doubtful that federal district courts may dismiss claims for damages under abstention principles."
citation_a.sentence: See Doby v. Strength, 758 F.2d 1405, 1406 (11th Cir.1985) (per curiam) (reversing dismissal of § 1988 action, but ordering district court to abstain from resolving the merits of petitioner’s claims until state court conviction is reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals); see also Pompey v. Broward County, 95 F.3d 1543, 1552 n. 12 (11th Cir.1996) (dictum) (“It is doubtful that federal district courts may dismiss claims for damages under abstention principles.”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 758 F.2d 1405, 1406
citation_b.parenthetical: reversing dismissal of SS 1988 action, but ordering district court to abstain from resolving the merits of petitioner's claims until state court conviction is reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals
citation_b.sentence: See Doby v. Strength, 758 F.2d 1405, 1406 (11th Cir.1985) (per curiam) (reversing dismissal of § 1988 action, but ordering district court to abstain from resolving the merits of petitioner’s claims until state court conviction is reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals); see also Pompey v. Broward County, 95 F.3d 1543, 1552 n. 12 (11th Cir.1996) (dictum) (“It is doubtful that federal district courts may dismiss claims for damages under abstention principles.”).