· 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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