Ryan Grey v. City of Oak Grove

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 04-2172
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Oscar Stilley, *
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Appellant, *
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v. * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
Betty Dickey, in her official capacity * Eastern District of Arkansas.
as Chief Justice of the Arkansas *
Supreme Court (for the “official” * [UNPUBLISHED]
capacity claims against former Chief *
Justice W. H. “Dub” Arnold); Robert *
Brown, in his individual capacity and in *
his official capacity as a Justice of the *
Arkansas Supreme Court; Tom Glaze, *
in his individual capacity and in his *
official capacity as a Justice of the *
Arkansas Supreme Court; W. H. *
Arnold, in his individual capacity; *
originally sued as W. H. “Dub” *
Arnold; Donald L. Corbin, in his *
individual capacity and in his *
official capacity as a Justice of the *
Arkansas Supreme Court; Annabelle *
Clinton Imber, in her individual *
capacity and in her official capacity as *
a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme *
Court; Jim Hannah, in his individual *
capacity and in his official capacity as *
a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme *
Court, *
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Appellees. *

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1 The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
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Submitted: January 6, 2005
Filed: January 11, 2005
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Before MURPHY, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Oscar Stilley appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal under Younger v. Harris,
401 U.S. 37 (1971), of his 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1988 complaint against
defendant justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He also appeals the denial of his
motion for reconsideration. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that
the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that abstention was
appropriate, and in denying the motion for reconsideration. Accordingly, the
judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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