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· 9/24/2014

Eric O'Keefe v. John Chisholm

Citations

  • 769 F.3d 936
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 18356

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that although § 1983 authorizes anti-suit injunctions, principles of “equity, comity, and federalism” determine whether such injunctions are appropriate
  • finding that a federal plaintiff’s ability to litigate subpoena in state court counseled against injunctive relief even though the district court reasoned that the defendants’ “bad faith” conduct justified an injunction
  • “The Anti–Injunction Act embodies a fundamental principle of federalism: state courts are free to conduct their own litigation, without ongoing supervision by federal judges…”

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Judges: Bauer, Easterbrook, Wood

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