Legal Opinion
Santa Fe Land Improvement Co. v. City of Chula Vista
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1979No. 76-2764PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Santa Fe Land Improvement Company (Santa Fe) appeals from a district court judgment abstaining from the exercise of jurisdiction and dismissing Santa Fe’s action against the City of Chula Vista (the city) and the members of the Chula Vista City Council. 71 F.R.D. 573. We affirm the decision to abstain, but reverse the dismissal of the action and remand so that the district court may retain jurisdiction pending state court resolution of state law questions.
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In 1971, the city, pending a land use study, imposed a developmental moratorium on a portion of the Chula Vista Bay…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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