Opinion ID: 161714
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Heading: dismissal of dia and super shuttle

Text: The shuttle firms contend that even if the district court properly invoked Younger abstention with respect to PUC, it was error to dismiss the entire lawsuit. The shuttle firms urge this court to reinstate their claims against DIA and Super Shuttle. We decline. As discussed above, all three co-defendants named in the shuttle firms’ federal suit have initiated some state court or state administrative action against -14- one or all of the firms. In all three fora, the parties present the same legal issue, the extent of PUC’s ability to regulate a federally permitted motor carrier. All three cases involve the same general public policy, protecting the health and safety of passengers and highway travelers. The three Younger factors, ongoing state proceedings, adequate forum to raise constitutional claim, and an important state interest, are extant. Moreover, if abstention is required with respect to PUC, as we have ruled, abstention is equally required with respect to DIA and Super Shuttle. The judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado is AFFIRMED. The shuttle operators’ motion for writ of prohibition or mandamus is DENIED as moot. 5 Entered for the Court Michael R. Murphy