· 11/2/1977
Garrett v. Hoffman
Citations
- 441 F. Supp. 1151
- 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13166
How courts have described this case
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- observing that “numerous cases involving injunctive relief clearly establish that § 2283 proscribes restraints on the enforcement or execution of judgments”
- stating that avoiding potential conflicts between state and federal court judgments is “at least an implicit purpose of” the Anti-Injunction Act
- declaratory judgment should be barred only where judgment would lead to unseemly interference with state court litigation
- “The Declaratory Judgment Act does not come within the ‘expressly authorized’ exception”
- “[T]he Declaratory Judgment Act does not come within the ‘expressly authorized’ exception.”
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