Legal Opinion
Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. v. Gantt
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 5, 1992No. CV-92-1521(SJ), CV-92-1776(SJ)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF THREE-JUDGE COURT
2Per curiam
This memorandum and order addresses the following matters: (1) a motion to enjoin, or in the alternative to remove, a state court suit, made by defendants Marino, Skelos, and the New York State Senate (“Senate defendants”); (2) a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative to stay these federal proceedings on abstention grounds, made by defendants Gantt, Task Force, Weprin, and the New York State Assembly (“Assembly defendants”); and (3) a motion to return the Waring v. Gantt case to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York,…
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- Harman v. ForsseniusSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Scott v. GermanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Clark v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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4Cited by3 opinions
- Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Educ. Fund v. GanttDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Smith v. ClarkDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2002
- Oneida Indian Nation of New York State v. County of OneidaDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2000