Case 5:19-CV-01073-KOB Document31 Filed O8/08/19 Page lofl FILED

2019 Aug-08 AM O9:39

U S DISTRIC丁COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

BRUCE PETTWAY and EMPLOYER

BENEFITS CONSULTING, LLC,

Plaint珊S,

V. Case No. 5:19-CV-1073-KOB

ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE

MARSHALL, in his individual and o飾ciaI
Capacities; and BBVA COMPASS BANK’

Defendants.

ORDER

The matter comes before the co両on Defendant Attomey General Steve Marsha=,s

“Motion to Dismiss’" in which the Attomey General argues that the 】bunger abstention doctrine

requires the court to abstain from exercisingjurisdiction over Plaintif鵜’claims. (Doc. 16). For

the reasons discussed in the Memorandum Opinion accompanying this Order, the co血DENIES

the Attomey General)s motion to dismiss. The parties sha11 begin preparing for a hearing on

Plaintif鴇’motion for a preliminary i巾unction, Which the co血will schedule by separate Order.

DONE and ORDERED this 8th day ofAugust, 201 9.

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE