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JARVIS v. KNOWLTON

Civ. A. No. CA-7-78-26.

459 F.Supp. 687 (1978)

Michael JARVIS, Plaintiff, v. William D. KNOWLTON and Timothy D. Eyssen, Individually and as District Attorneys of Clay and Wichita Counties, Texas, Respectively, Jointly and Severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Wichita Falls Division.

October 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Ammons, Donald G. Martin, Rosendo Rodriguez, Jr., Wichita Falls, Tex., for plaintiff.

Jack Banner, Wichita Falls, Tex., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERT M. HILL, District Judge.

This case involves difficult questions concerning the application of Younger v. Harris to a federal action for injunctive relief against two state prosecutions which allegedly violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the scope of protection against multiple prosecutions afforded by the Double Jeopardy Clause. The plaintiff, Michael Jarvis (Jarvis), seeks under 42 U.S.C. Section...

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