Legal Opinion
Clark v. Fitzgibbons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1997No. 96-10349PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
American Bonding Co. (“ABC”) is an Arizona insurance company placed in receivership by order of the Arizona Superior Court. Appellants asserted various state law claims against ABC and the Arizona special deputy receiver, Michael J. FitzGibbons. The district court dismissed the action on two grounds. First, the district court gave full faith and credit to the receivership order of the Arizona court, which required all persons with claims against ABC to bring those claims before the receiver. Second, the district court deferred to the Arizona receivership proceeding…
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