New England Power & Marine, Inc. v. Town of Tyngsborough (In Re Middlesex Power Equipment & Marine, Inc.)

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• holding that economy and comity counseled discretionary abstention, and that danger of forum shopping existed
• noting that “[t]he dividing line is unclear between proceedings that ‘arise under’ as opposed to ‘arise in’ and as opposed to ‘relate to’ title 11. The statute itself provides no definitions.”
• affirming abstention where district court “sagely commented on ‘avoidance of forum shopping’ as a reason” to abstain
• citing, inter alia, Wood v. Wood (In re Wood), 825 F.2d 90, 97 (5th Cir. 1987)
• dispute between purchaser of property from bankruptcy and local taxing authority about obligation to pay property taxes satisfied “arising in” jurisdiction because purchaser’s defense required interpretation of bankruptcy sale order
• affirming abstention, even when issue of federal law existed

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