Gilbertson v. Albright

350 F.3d 1030 Paul Douglas GILBERTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stuart H. ALBRIGHT; Keith R. Battleson; Jack W. Burris; Suzanne T. Crane; Charles L. Crump; Yolanda I. Guran-Postlethwaite; Charles W. Hester; Ron A. Hoffine; Robert V. Neathamer; R. Charles Pearson; Ronald E. Stuntzner; David P. Taylor; Robert A. Walker; and Richard H. Zbinden, in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-35460. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted September 11, 2003 * — Portland, Oregon. Filed December 1, 2003. James M. Brown, Enfield Brown Knivila Razor & Cook, Salem, OR, for the plaintiff-appellant. Richard D. Wasserman, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-06282-HO. Before HALL, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges. OPINION GRABER, Circuit Judge. 1 The question we decide here is whether the doctrine of Younger 1 abstention, on which the district court relied in entering a dismissal, barred this civil rights action. We answer "no" and, therefore, reverse and remand for further proceedings.…