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· 3/31/1986

Andrea Theatres, Inc., and E.B. Cinema Corp., Cross-Appellees v. Theatre Confections, Inc., Cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 787 F.2d 59
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23700

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • addressing relative convenience of federal and state forums, absence of assumed jurisdiction over any res or property, and the limited progress of the State-court suit
  • “[AJbstention is clearly improper when a federal suit alleges claims within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts.”
  • abstention “clearly improper when a federal suit alleges claims within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts”
  • “In view of the limited progress of the state court suit to date, the fact that the state action was commenced before the federal suit carries little weight.”

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Judges: Mansfield, Pierce

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