Legal Opinion
Tucker W. McLaughlin v. United Virginia Bank, and Miners & Merchants Bank & Trust Company Grundy National Bank Crestar Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1992No. 91-1568PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
We are presented with the frequently raised question of when may a federal district court surrender its jurisdiction in deference to a parallel state court proceeding. While the general rule provides that the pendency of a state court action is not a basis to bar similar proceedings in a federal court having jurisdiction and that federal courts must hear cases within their jurisdiction, in extraordinary and exceptional circumstances a district court may stay its hand or refuse jurisdiction. See Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McClellan v. CarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- David Crawley Elwood H. Jones Larry Smith Frank Bracey, Plaintiffs v. Hamilton County Commissioners Sheriff Lincoln Stokes Warden William WhitworthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Michael Gordon v. Herbert M. Luksch, Michael Gordon v. Herbert M. LukschCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by81 opinions
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