Mel M. Marin v. Kent Pederson, Municipal Court Clerk Michael B. Orfield Municipal Court Judge

46 F.3d 1142 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mel M. MARIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kent PEDERSON, Municipal Court Clerk; Michael B. Orfield Municipal Court Judge, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55841. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 25, 1995. * Decided: Feb. 1, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mel M. Marin appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal, prior to service of process, of his action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Marin seeks to enjoin the municipal court of California, San Diego County, from holding a hearing at which the court would consider declaring Marin a vexatious litigant. The district court dismissed Marin's action on the basis of the Younger abstention doctrine. See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . Because we conclude Younger abstention was appropriate, we affirm. 3…