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· 10/20/1995

Estes-El v. Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Citations

  • 916 F. Supp. 268
  • 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20767
  • 1995 WL 812814

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  • holding that court should consider the following five factors in deciding whether to stay civil rights claim in favor of state court criminal action: “(1
  • recommending stay of Section 1983 action pending resolution of state court proceeding where “proceeding with civil discovery could prejudice . . . plaintiff. . . because of potential Fifth Amendment issues’
  • “It is well settled that the court may (and indeed, should) stay a federal Section 1983 action until resolution of parallel state court criminal proceedings.”
  • “It is well settled that the court may (and indeed, should) stay a federal Section 1983 action until resolution of parallel state court criminal -2- proceedings.””

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Judges: Kaplan, Peck

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