Legal Opinion
Sverdrup Corporation v. Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7, Edwardsville Board of Education, James Speciale
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1997No. 96-3714PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity ease, Sverdrup Corporation appeals the district court’s grant of a stay of the proceedings pending resolution of a parallel action in the Illinois state court. Because the district court granted the stay without an analysis of the abstention principles that govern the Colorado River doctrine, we reverse its judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7 (“Edwardsville”) hired Sverdrup Corporation (“Sverdrup”) to construct a new high school for the district. 1 A dispute arose…
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3Cited by36 opinions
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