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Shapiro v. Ingram

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Dec 22, 2006
219 F. App'x 975 (11th Cir. 2006)

Summary

finding that abstention was appropriate where plaintiff sought to overturn state court judge's failure to recuse herself as well as her contempt finding, noting that injunction would have required district court to direct state court judge “to reverse her prior rulings, effectively telling the state court how to run its contempt proceeding”

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Opinion

No. 06-10834.

December 22, 2006.

Appeal from the N.D.Ga., 207 Fed.Appx. 938.


Denial of Rehearing En Banc.


Summaries of

Shapiro v. Ingram

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Dec 22, 2006
219 F. App'x 975 (11th Cir. 2006)

finding that abstention was appropriate where plaintiff sought to overturn state court judge's failure to recuse herself as well as her contempt finding, noting that injunction would have required district court to direct state court judge “to reverse her prior rulings, effectively telling the state court how to run its contempt proceeding”

Summary of this case from Jenkins v. McHaney
Case details for

Shapiro v. Ingram

Case Details

Full title:Shapiro V. Ingram

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Date published: Dec 22, 2006

Citations

219 F. App'x 975 (11th Cir. 2006)

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