Grant Mandigora v. M. CAPRA, Fairfax County Police Department Officer, badge number 372291

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1292
GRANT MANDIGORA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
M. CAPRA, Fairfax County Police Department Officer, badge number 372291;
KRISTINA JORDAN, Fairfax County Department of Child Protective Services
Social Services Specialist III; MANFIELD MANDIGORA,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:25-cv-00245-LMB-LRV)
Submitted: June 3, 2025 Decided: June 5, 2025
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Grant Mandigora, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Grant Mandigora appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Mandigora v. Capra, No. 1:25-
cv-00245-LMB-LRV (E.D. Va. Feb. 20, 2025). To the extent Mandigora requested that
that the court interfere with state court proceedings, the district court properly abstained
from exercising jurisdiction. See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 (1971) (holding
federal courts should abstain from exercising jurisdiction over matters related to ongoing
state judicial proceedings, based on notions of federalism and comity). Accordingly, we
affirm the district court’s order and deny as moot Mandigora’s motions for injunctive relief
pending appeal. 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

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