01-1328 Green v. Benden, et al.

By: dmc-admin//February 25, 2002//

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“The Younger factors all favor abstention. First, Dr. Green’s state-court administrative review action, which plainly is judicial in nature, was pending when he filed this lawsuit… Second, the DPR proceedings implicate important state interests in the regulation and licensing of mental health care professionals… Third, state-court administrative review of the DPR proceedings constitutes an adequate opportunity for Dr. Green to raise his due process and equal protection challenges… Finally, Dr. Green does not claim that any extraordinary circumstances exist that make abstention inappropriate.”

Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded with directions to dismiss.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Andersen, J., Williams, J.

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