Legal Opinion
MidAmerican Energy Co. v. Coastal Gas Marketing Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided December 7, 1998No. C 98-4066-MWBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR STAY OR TRANSFER
BENNETT, District Judge............................788 I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................790 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS...................:...................................790 A. The First-Filed, Rule..................................................791 B. Exceptions to the rule ................................................791 1. “Balance of convenience exception”................................792 2. “The compelling circumstances exception’...........................794 III.…
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