Legal Opinion
General Atomic Co. v. Felter
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 31, 1977No. 76-1640PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Per curiam
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
General Atomic Co. (GAC) challenges the validity of an injunction issued by a New Mexico state court restraining it from filing and prosecuting actions against United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) in federal court. We reverse because under Donovan v. Dallas, 377 U. S. 408 (1964), it is not within the power of state courts to bar litigants from filing and prosecuting in personam actions in the federal courts.
The state-court injunction was issued in connection with one of several lawsuits arising from contracts entered into by UNC and various utility…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Donovan v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- City of Dallas v. DixonTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- General Atomic Co. v. Duke Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- Will v. Calvert Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Munich American Reinsurance Co. v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Enmon v. Prospect Capital Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
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