Opinion
No. 3:11cv1242 (SRU).
August 26, 2011
RULING ON MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
A federal district court has no authority to grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court, except where necessary to aid its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments. 28 U.S.C. § 2283. Therefore, the plaintiff's motion is denied with respect to any claim seeking an injunction against the state courts.
The plaintiff's motion is denied without prejudice to the extent it seeks an injunction against David Abbey and the New Canaan Police Department. The plaintiff may move for that injunction after he has served the defendants and they have been given an opportunity to respond.
It is so ordered.