The following excerpt is from Darling v. Powell, No. 2:17-cv-01670-GEB-KJN (PS) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Construing this complaint liberally, plaintiff appears to request prospective relief from the state court, regarding child custody rulings. However, it would be inappropriate for a federal court to interfere in a pending family law matter. See Coats v. Woods, 819 F.2d 236, 237 (9th
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