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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3732

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Gabriel W. Mills, *

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Appellant, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

David Laser, Circuit Court Judge, * Eastern District of Arkansas.

Second Judicial Circuit; Brent Davis, *

Prosecuting Attorney, Second Judicial * [UNPUBLISHED]

Circuit; Carla Powell, Deputy *

Prosecuting Attorney, Second Judicial *

Circuit; Mike Everett, Attorney at Law; *

Poinsett County; Arkansas State *

Hospital; L. D. Gibson, Poinsett *

County Public Defender; Thomas E. *

Fowler, Attorney at Law, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: September 1, 2004

Filed: September 7, 2004

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Before MURPHY, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 03-3732 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/07/2004 Entry ID: 1807871 
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The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, Chief Judge, United States District

Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 46 (1971).

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Gabriel W. Mills appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal, under the Younger2

abstention doctrine, of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We conclude that the district

court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise jurisdiction in light of

ongoing state proceedings. See Night Clubs, Inc. v. City of Fort Smith, Ark., 163

F.3d 475, 479 (8th Cir. 1998) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th

Cir. R. 47B, but we modify the dismissal to be without prejudice, see Anderson v.

Schultz, 871 F.2d 762, 766 (8th Cir. 1989) (dismissal without prejudice is appropriate

when court abstains under Younger).

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Appellate Case: 03-3732 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/07/2004 Entry ID: 1807871