Legal Opinion
Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. v. Webster
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1986No. 85-2422PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. (“Bechtel”) seeks reversal of the district court’s dismissal of its suit to enjoin an action in Alaska state court. Bechtel contends that a state wage and hours class action suit brought by its employees must be enjoined, in part, to protect the res judicata effect of a consent judgment entered in a federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) enforcement case brought against appellant by the Secretary of Labor.1
The Anti-Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2283, generally prohibits a federal court from granting an injunction to stay proceedings in state court, but authorizes an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parsons Steel, Inc. v. First Alabama BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Vendo Co. v. Lektro-Vend Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Delta Air Lines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. McCoy Restaurants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Southern California Petroleum Corporation, Mohawk Petroleum Corporation and Kewanee Oil Company v. George W. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor v. A-One Medical Services, Inc. Alternative Rehabilitation Home Healthcare, Inc. Lorraine Black and Hanahn KormanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Michael A. Dunn v. James B. Carey, Delaware County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Amwest Mortgage Corporation, Doss & Cavett v. Judith Grady, Grand Capital Mortgage & Investment Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Dennis H. HUGULEY, Plaintiff, Abbie L. Perry and Lonnie K. Perry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Victa v. Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1993
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