Legal Opinion

Enfission, Inc. v. Leaver

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided June 27, 2005No. C05-0628RSMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

MARTINEZ, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (Dkt.# 4). Defendants argue that dismissal of this action is warranted by the Colorado River doctrine, which recognizes that federal courts can refrain from exercising their jurisdiction in the interests of judicial administration when parallel proceedings and exceptional circumstances exist. Additionally, defendants contend that venue in federal court is improper pursuant to a non-competition agreement under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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