Legal Opinion

Riley v. Simmons

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 16, 1995No. 94-5055PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Thelma Levine (“Levine”) and Donald Schiffman (“Schiffman”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”),1 appeal an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing their action without prejudice following the court’s decision to abstain from considering their federal securities claims under Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315, 63 S.Ct. 1098, 87 L.Ed. 1424 (1943). Plaintiffs sought relief under the federal securities laws alleging misrepresentations that induced them to purchase certain annuities issued by Mutual…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Mrs. Carmella M. Borelli v. City of ReadingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Melvin P. Deutsch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. Gross v. WeingartenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. Tribune Company Tribune New York Holdings, Inc., Now Merged With Wpix Inc. v. Hamid AbiolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  4. De Wit v. Firstar Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
  5. Matusow v. Trans-County Title Agency, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008

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