· 8/23/1989
Avi Nakash, Joe Nakash, and Ralph Nakash v. Georges Marciano, Maurice Marciano, Armand Marciano, Paul Marciano
Citations
- 882 F.2d 1411
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that there was forum shopping where, after three-and-a-half years of litigation, the party on the losing side sought a \new forum for [its] claims\
- holding that two proceedings were substantially similar where both disputes concerned the parties’ actions after one party purchased interest in a company
- holding that this factor 4 weighs “strongly in favor of abstention,” where the state plaintiff became “dissatisfied with the 5 state court” and sought a “new [federal] forum for their claims.”
- stating that the language of “exceptional circumstances” and a “virtually unflagging obligation” “somewhat overstates the law”
- stating that the language of \exceptional circumstances\ and a \virtually unflagging obligation\ \somewhat overstates the law\
- finding that if the state and federal court have concurrent jurisdiction over a claim, this factor becomes less significant
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Judges: Sneed, Farris, Pregerson
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