The following excerpt is from Rufina v. Johnson, Case No. 1:16-cv-00624-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
Plaintiffs' claims are not cognizable under 1983 if the information Plaintiffs seek resulted in criminal charges in connection with ongoing criminal proceedings. See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 43-54, 91 S.Ct. 746 (1971) (reaffirming the long-standing principle that federal courts sitting in equity cannot, absent exceptional circumstances, enjoin pending state criminal proceedings). Under this principle, pending civil enforcement actions are "akin to"
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