Under Seal v. Virginia Board of Medicine, No. 20-1373 (4th Cir. 2020)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-1373 UNDER SEAL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Agency of Virginia Department of Health Professions, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O’Grady, Senior District Judge. (1:19-cv-01542-LO-MSN) Submitted: November 10, 2020 Decided: November 18, 2020 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and FLOYD and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Under Seal, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Appellant Under Seal appeals the district court’s order abstaining from and dismissing Appellant’s civil action seeking equitable relief in an ongoing state proceeding pursuant to Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971); Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd., 420 U.S. 592 (1975). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. See Ohio Civil Rights Comm’n v. Dayton Cristian Sch., Inc., 477 U.S. 619, 625-29 (1986); Middlesex Cnty. Ethics Comm. v. Garden State Bar Ass’n, 457 U.S. 423, 431-37 (1982); Robinson v. Thomas, 855 F.3d 278, 285-86 (4th Cir. 2017); Nivens v. Gilchrist, 444 F.3d 237, 246-48 (4th Cir. 2006). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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