Dianne L. Bass v. Johnny Butler

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that Colorado River abstention “provides for federal deference to ongoing, not completed, parallel state proceedings”
• noting that Colorado River abstention only applies to “ongoing” proceedings
• “[A]bstention is . . . inapplicable under Colorado River and Younger] because it provides for federal deference to ongoing, not completed, parallel state proceedings.”
• “Under the facts and posture of the case, we believe it appropriate for the District Court to determine in the first instance the threshold issues, including jurisdiction, preclusion, and class certification.”
• “federal deference” is due “to ongoing, not completed, parallel state proceedings”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).