· 6/25/2009
RR Street & Co., Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co.
Citations
- 569 F.3d 711
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 13780
- 2009 WL 1794397
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that, where a complaint contains inde- pendent claims for declaratory and non-declaratory relief, district courts should apply Colorado River to the non-declara- tory claims and Wilton-Brillhart to the declaratory ones
- explaining that, where a complaint contains inde- pendent claims for declaratory and non-declaratory relief, district courts should apply Colorado River to the non-declara- tory claims and Wilton-Brillhart to the declaratory ones
- explaining that, where a complaint contains inde- pendent claims for declaratory and non-declaratory relief, district courts should apply Colorado River to the non-declara- tory claims and Wilton-Brillhart to the declaratory ones
- explaining that, where a complaint contains inde- pendent claims for declaratory and non-declaratory relief, district courts should apply Colorado River to the non-declara- tory claims and Wilton-Brillhart to the declaratory ones
- “There is no doubt that a court may dismiss or stay an action under the Wilton/Brillhart abstention doctrine where solely declaratory relief is sought.”
- “In Wilton, the Court ... rejected] the argument that exceptional circumstances under the Colorado River doctrine must exist in order to justify abstention in a declaratory judgment action.”
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Judges: Manion, Rovner, Tinder
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