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Even though a federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over a § 1983 action, it may decline to exercise that jurisdiction if the case falls within one or more of the abstention doctrines. These abstention doctrines are intended to apply in relatively narrow circumstances. The Supreme Court has described a federal court’s obligation to adjudicate claims properly within its jurisdiction as “virtually unflagging.”<ref>''See, e.g.'', Sprint Commc’ns, Inc. v. Jacobs, 134 S. Ct. 584, 591 (2013); Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817 (1976).</ref> Accordingly, “[a]bstention from the exercise of federal jurisdiction is the exception, not the rule,”<ref>''Colorado River'', 424 U.S. at 813.</ref> and the Court has limited the circumstances appropriate for abstention. | Even though a federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over a § 1983 action, it may decline to exercise that jurisdiction if the case falls within one or more of the abstention doctrines. These abstention doctrines are intended to apply in relatively narrow circumstances. The Supreme Court has described a federal court’s obligation to adjudicate claims properly within its jurisdiction as “virtually unflagging.”<ref>''See, e.g.'', Sprint Commc’ns, Inc. v. Jacobs, 134 S. Ct. 584, 591 (2013); Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817 (1976).</ref> Accordingly, “[a]bstention from the exercise of federal jurisdiction is the exception, not the rule,”<ref>''Colorado River'', 424 U.S. at 813.</ref> and the Court has limited the circumstances appropriate for abstention. |