ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

After examining Plaintiffs brief and the appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

The Plaintiff in this case was charged with engaging in the unauthorized practice of law in the state of Colorado after he provided legal assistance to a pro se prisoner litigant in a civil rights complaint. In response to these charges, Plaintiff, acting *792 pro se, brought his own civil rights complaint against various Colorado officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and also filed for a temporary restraining order to enjoin the ongoing state proceedings. Upon consideration of the case, the district court first denied Plaintiffs request for a temporary restraining order, concluding that Plaintiff had not made the required showing of “immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(b). The court then dismissed Plaintiffs complaint without prejudice based on the Younger abstention doctrine. .Specifically, the court determined the state court’s enforcement of its attorney professional conduct rules involved an “important state interest,” and Plaintiff had not shown that the ongoing state proceedings did not provide an “adequate forum” to present his claims and defenses. See Taylor v. Jaquez, 126 F.3d 1294, 1297 (10th Cir. 1997).

After a careful review of both Plaintiffs brief and the record on appeal, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Plaintiffs request for a preliminary injunction, see Utah Gospel Mission v. Salt Lake City Corp., 425 F.3d 1249, 1262 (10th Cir. 2005), nor did the court err in abstaining from exercising its jurisdiction, Brown ex rel. Brown v. Day, 555 F.3d 882, 887 (10th Cir. 2009). Thus, for substantially the same reasons set forth in the district court’s order, we AFFIRM. We do, however, GRANT Plaintiffs motion to proceed informa pauperis.