Applegate v. Devitt’s Empirical Analysis
509 F.2d 106 · 1975
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Landis v. North American Co. · Barber Asphalt Pav. Co. v. Morris · Mattel, Inc. v. Louis Marx & Co. · Aetna State Bank v. Alan Milton Altheimer, Administrator With the Will Annexed of the Estate of Milton L. Altheimer, Deceased · MacH-tronics, Incorporated v. Zirpoli
Most-quoted passages
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“Some courts of appeals allow a federal district court the discretion to stay its proceedings in deference to a pending state court action. See Aetna State Bank v. Altheimer, 430 F.2d 750, 755-56 (7th Cir. 1970); Amdur v. Lizars, 372 F.2d 103, 106-07 (4th Cir. 1967). (Citation omitted). Other federal appellate courts, however, express the view that a federal district court should not stay its hand in deference to a pending state court action except in exceptional circumstances where resort to state court serves an important interest in the orderly administration of justice. See Mach-Tronics, Inc. v. Zirpoli, 316 F.2d 820, 826-28 (9th Cir. 1963); Ermentrout v. Commonwealth Oil Co., 220 F.2d 527, 530 (5th Cir. 1955). See generally 7A C. Wright & A. Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 1838 (1972).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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