Legal Opinion
Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc. v. Owen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2017No. 15-16220, 15-16253PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge Montgomery
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
In these cases, we reaffirm the' obligation of the federal courts to exercise their jurisdiction in the absence of a valid justification for not doing so. Specifically, we find that the cases had proceeded beyond the “embryonic stage” in the District Court before the corresponding state cases were filed, and therefore abstention under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), was inappropriate.
Turning to the merits of the preliminary injunction motions in the cases, we conclude that Nationwide' is unlikely…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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