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dismissing injunctive relief claims on Younger abstention grounds, but refusing to stay monetary relief claims based the Eleventh Amendment and qualified immunity
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No. 07-10546 Non-Argument Calendar.
July 20, 2007.
Jeffrey H. Northcutt, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
James Joseph Dean, Messer, Caparello Self, P.A., Stephanie Allison Daniel, Attorney General's Office, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00414-CV-4-RHWCS.
Before ANDERSON, BARRETT and COX, Circuit Judges.
Philip J. Stoddard sued the Florida Board of Bar Examiners (FBBE), the Honorable R. Fred Lewis, and several members of the FBBE, in their personal and official capacities. Stoddard's complaint alleges claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 12213 (the ADA), and Article 1 Section 10 of the United States Constitution. The gravamen of Stoddard's lawsuit is that Defendants violated his rights by refusing to grant him admission to the Florida Bar. The district court dismissed each of the claims against each of the Defendants.
After a thorough review of the record and the parties' briefs on appeal, we find no reversible error.