Legal Opinion
Law Enforcement Insurance Company, Ltd. v. James P. Corcoran
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 12, 1986No. 312, Docket 86-7658PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Ciruit Judge:
We are required in this case to revisit a recurring tension in our dual system of justice. The federal courts have a fundamental obligation to adjudicate controversies within their jurisdiction. Yet they also have a duty to abstain from doing so when the case falls within one of the narrow recognized categories of instances in which, because of related state proceedings, action by the federal courts would be thoroughly unproductive.
We have concluded that this is one of those rare cases in which the federal courts should, in deference to a state forum, withhold…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- Munich American Reinsurance Co. v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Carmen Fragoso, A/K/A Carmen Fragoso De Conway v. Dr. Maria A. LopezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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