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Parties Involved:
Dustin Brawley
Plaintiff
Jerry Lung
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

DUSTIN BRAWLEY 

v. No. 3:16-cv-108-DPM 

PLAINTIFF 

JERRY LUNG, Marked Tree Chief of Police DEFENDANT 

ORDER 

1. The Court notes and appreciates Brawley's update, NQ 14. 

2. The Court must abstain from proceeding with this federal case 

because the criminal charges pending against Brawley are ongoing, the state 

has an important interest in enforcing its criminal laws, and Brawley may 

raise his constitutional claims during his state criminal proceedings. Younger 

v. Harris, 401U.S.37, 43-45 (1971). Further, there's no indication of bad faith, 

harassment, or any other extraordinary circumstances that would make 

abstention inappropriate. Tony Alamo Christian Ministries v. Selig, 664 F.3d 

1245, 1254 (8th Cir. 2012). This case will therefore be stayed until there is a 

final disposition of Brawley' spending state charges. Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 

384, 393-94 (2007); Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. v. Stroud, 179 F.3d 598, 

603-04 (8th Cir. 1999). 

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3. This case is stayed. Brawley can move to reopen this case after final 

disposition of his state case, including any appeal. Any motion to reopen 

must be filed within sixty days of that final disposition. If Brawley doesn't file 

a timely motion to reopen or a status report by 31 July 2017, then the Court 

will reopen the case and dismiss it without prejudice. 

So Ordered. 

D.P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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