Legal Opinion
Chez Sez III Corp. v. Township of Union
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 24, 1991No. 90-5912PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’NEILL, District Judge
Chez Sez III Corp. and its shareholder Jack Chesner appeal from an interlocutory order of the district court denying their motion for a preliminary injunction and administratively terminating their federal lawsuit pending the resolution of state law questions by the New Jersey state court. We find that abstention was proper and that appellants are unlikely to prevail on the merits of their suit. We will therefore affirm the decision of the district court.
I
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Appellant Chez Sez III Corp. (“Chez Séz”) operates an…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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