Legal Opinion · Concurrence
City of Paducah v. Investment Entertainment, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1986No. Nos. 85-5092, 85-5093Published
1ConcurrenceWellford, Circuit Judge
The City of Paducah originally sought to enforce the ordinance in question against Beltline News and Arcade Club (Beltline) and against the other defendant, Investment Entertainment, Inc. (Investment), in state court. The action against the latter was successfully removed by Investment to federal district court, but the other is pending against Beltline in state court. The defense of abstention was presented by the City in its answer to Investment’s complaint and amended complaint in the district court. This is the kind of factual situation in which abstention may be appropriate because the…
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- Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. HodorySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- Martin v. CreasySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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