Legal Opinion
Boileau v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 28, 1984No. 83-1251PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This appeal raises difficult questions concerning the appropriate forum for the adjudication of a challenge to a consent decree alleged to have violated the due process rights of the plaintiff. The difficulties arise from the need to evaluate complex and interrelated claims brought before state courts and a federal district court sitting in diversity jurisdiction. In particular, this appeal requires that we determine what preclusive effect a state court denial of a petition to strike a judgment should have on a related federal court diversity action and the procedural…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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4Cited by89 opinions
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