Legal Opinion
Northfield Insurance Company v. St Paul Mercury Insurance Company
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided October 1, 2020No. 3:20-cv-00145Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION NORTHFIELD INSURANCE ) COMPANY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:20-CV-145-JD-MGG ) CITY OF ELKHART, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Pursuant to the Wilton-Brillhart abstention doctrine, the City of Elkhart argues that the Plaintiffs’ request for declaratory relief should be dismissed or stayed. DE 14. The Court agrees with the City’s argument. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs’ Complaint for Declaratory Judgment is dismissed without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND The Plaintiffs are various insurance…
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- Envision Healthcare, Inc. v. Preferredone InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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