Haggar Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the removal of the FDIC from litigation “does not divest the court of subject matter jurisdiction under Section 1819”
• holding that the first Colorado River factor was dispositive in an in rem action
• finding that district court may sua sponte address subject matter jurisdiction and applying Colorado River abstention principles
• finding that a district court or appellate court could sua sponte address subject matter jurisdiction and applying Colorado River abstention principles
• finding that a district court or appellate court could sua sponte address subject matter jurisdiction and applying Colorado River abstention principles
• noting that the Supreme Court has recognized that “the existence of jurisdiction ordinarily depends on the facts as they exist when the complaint is filed ... [such that] if jurisdiction exists at the time an action is commenced, such jurisdiction may not be divested by subsequent events”

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