Conover v. Montemuro’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “The procedure challenged affects persons only when they are brought into the juvenile court process. When this process has begun, the Younger and Samuels cases say, the federal courts must not interfere. . . . What plaintiffs' argument really means is that the named plaintiffs are no longer proper representatives of the class. 27 Plaintiffs argue that this action may nevertheless proceed with some redefinition of the class. I disagree. As to those persons who are now in the juvenile intake process and those who will be in the future, the principles set forth in the cited cases clearly apply. As to those who have been through the juvenile process, the issues presented in this case are either moot (if the proceedings were terminated in favor of the juvenile) or they can be raised in federal court only through a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Under the latter procedure, state remedies must be exhausted before the federal courts may pass on the merits of the constitutional claim. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254(b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Conover v. Montemuro