Dr. Linda Edelin v. State of Maine
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff was charged in the State of Maine with one count of theft by deception and five counts of aggravated forgery. Dkt. No. 1 at 16.! Plaintiff brought an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and stay of state
The Court references the ECF page number, not the page number provided on the pleading. Page 1 of CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL Initials of Deputy Clerk YS
proceedings on September 17. She alleged constitutional violations of her Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Id. at 6. She requested that the Court issue a temporary restraining order staying all proceedings in her criminal case, including a September 18 omnibus hearing, jury selection scheduled for September 22, and a trial set for October 6-8. The Court denied Plaintiff’s emergency motion and issued an order to show cause why the action should not be dismissed under the Younger doctrine. Since the issuance of the Order, Plaintiff has filed several entries with the Court, none of which has been responsive to the Order. See Dkt. Nos. 11-13, 15. On October 20, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default against Defendant.