Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit February 26, 2002, No. 01-1817 (Zahl v. Harper)

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, in an action seeking federal injunctive relief from state disciplinary proceedings against a medical practitioner, raises important questions concerning the application of the doctrines of preemption and abstention. The New Jersey State Attorney General (Attorney General) instituted disciplinary proceedings against Kenneth Zahl, M.D.