Legal Opinion
Village of Bolingbrook v. Citizens Utilities Company of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1988No. 88-1868PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A federal court “may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a State court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments.” 28 U.S.C. § 2283. In February 1988 Citizens Utilities Co. of Illinois filed a suit in state court, asking the court to enforce a consent decree it had entered in 1971 resolving litigation between Citizens and the Village of Bolingbrook. The Village responded with this suit, asking the federal judge to enjoin the state proceedings. An injunction…
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