Legal Opinion
Clay Regional Water v. City of Spirit Lake, Iowa
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided April 4, 2002No. C01-4100-MWBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO ABSTAIN FROM JURISDICTION
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1131 I. INTRODUCTION.
1131 A. The Parties And The Underlying Dispute.
1132 B. The State And Federal Court Lawsuits ...
1132 1. The state court action.
1133 2. The federal court action.
II. DISCUSSION. 1134
A. The District Court’s Virtually Unflagging Obligation . 1134
B. Exceptions To The General Rule. 1134
C. Standard Of Discretion: Colorado River or Brillhart? 1137
1. Parallel proceedings. 1137
2. Essence of the District’s complaint. 1138
D. Brillhart Abstention.'.. 1145
III.…
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