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· 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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Judges: Luongo

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