Legal Opinion
Richard Mazanec v. North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1984No. 84-2485PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, who brought this suit in 1981 under the federal civil rights laws to challenge the constitutionality of Indiana’s compulsory-schooling law, have appealed from the district judge’s order, entered after trial in 1984, “that all further proceedings in this matter are hereby stayed for the purpose of allowing the plaintiffs to present their claims in the state courts of Indiana.” A better word than “allowing” would be “compelling.” The plaintiffs do not want to litigate their claims in state court, but the district judge, believing that there are unresolved…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shanferoke Coal & Supply Corp. v. Westchester Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lawrence B. Ordower v. Leonard Feldman, and Sinclair Global Brokerage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Lee Thomas Lynk v. Laporte Superior Court No. 2, Hon. Don E. Harner, and Linley E. Pearson, Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Martha Olson v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- In the Matter of the Complaint of McCarthy Brothers Company/clark Bridge, as Owner Pro Hac Vice of Barge No. Aeb1 for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Richard Mazanec v. North Judson-San Pierre School CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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