Community Consolidated School District No. 59 v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

This case is before us on the motion of defendant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (“USF & G”) to stay or dismiss plaintiff’s complaint because plaintiff’s suit is duplicative of litigation now pending in *462state court. For the reasons given below, proceedings in this case are stayed.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Community Consolidated School District No. 59 (“the District”), an Illinois municipal corporation, contracted with F.J. Richter Construction Co., Inc. (“Richter”), an Illinois corporation, to construct an administrative office building. Defendant USF…