Brown v. Shepherd (In Re Lorax Corp.)

How courts have described this case

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

• “The party requesting abstention must prove the existence of each element by a preponderance of the evidence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Walter v. Freeway Foods, Inc. (In Re Freeway Foods of Greensboro, Inc.)
  M.D. North Carolina· 2011-05-24· cited 21×
• Houston Baseball Partners LLC v. Comcast Corp. (In re Houston Regional Sports Network, L.P.)
  S.D. Texas· 2014-07-23· cited 15×
• Firefighters' Retirement System v. Consulting Group Services, LLC
  M.D. Louisiana· 2015-09-14· cited 7×
• Power Plant Entertainment Casino Resort Indiana, LLC v. Mangano
  D. Maryland· 2012-09-26· cited 7×
• Alexander v. Alternative Debt Portfolios, LLC (In Re EZ Pay Services, Inc.)
  M.D. Florida· 2007-12-13· cited 6×
• Ramco Inc. v. Charles Guy Evans & Sons Inc. (In re Charles Evans Trucking Inc.)
  S.D. Mississippi· 2018-12-10· cited 6×
• Brown Ex Rel. Lorax Corp. v. Shepherd Ex Rel. Greenwall Liquidation Trust (In Re Lorax Corp.)
  N.D. Texas· 2004-02-04· cited 2×
• Welt v. Farino (In Re Antol Restoration, Inc.)
  S.D. Florida· 2011-02-11
• Rolling Oaks Mall LLC v. Bexar Appraisal District
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2026-02-25

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-24· cited 6,491×
• Gober v. Terra + Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-12-10· cited 276×
• New York City Employees' Retirement System v. Ebbers (In Re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation)
  S.D. New York· 2003-03-03· cited 184×
• In the Matter of CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Debtor. Appeal of CMC HEARTLAND PARTNERS
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-09-20· cited 178×
• Republic Reader's Service, Inc. v. Magazine Service Bureau, Inc. (In Re Republic Reader's Service, Inc.)
  S.D. Texas· 1987-12-18· cited 151×
• U.S. Brass Corp. v. Travelers Insurance Group, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-07-31· cited 138×
• Broyles v. U.S. Gypsum Co.
  E.D. Texas· 2001-07-06· cited 65×
• Renaissance Cosmetics, Inc. v. Development Specialists Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2002-01-14· cited 40×
• Trust v. C.I.B.C. Oppenheimer Corp.
  S.D. Texas· 1999-03-29· cited 38×
• Brizzolara v. Fisher Pen Co.
  N.D. Illinois· 1993-09-13· cited 26×
• Gabel v. Engra, Inc. (In Re Engra, Inc.)
  S.D. Texas· 1988-04-12· cited 24×
• Anderson v. Hoechst Celanese Corp. (In Re United States Brass Corp.)
  E.D. Texas· 1994-10-28· cited 21×
• Thomas v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2001-01-03· cited 19×
• Georgou v. Fritzshall (In Re Georgou)
  N.D. Illinois· 1993-07-13· cited 18×
• J.D. Marshall International, Inc. v. Redstart, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1987-06-16· cited 17×
• York v. Bank of America, N.A. (In Re York)
  E.D. Tennessee· 2003-04-03· cited 16×
• Hughes-Bechtol, Inc. v. Construction Management, Inc.
  S.D. Ohio· 1992-05-07· cited 13×
• Lozano v. Swift Energy Co. (In Re Wright)
  W.D. Texas· 1999-03-17· cited 11×
• In Re the Taylor Agency, Inc.
  S.D. Alabama· 2001-06-14· cited 7×
• Denton County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Eldorado Ranch, Ltd. (In Re Denton County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)
  N.D. Texas· 2002-08-01· cited 6×