Legal Opinion

Stone v. Wall

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 2, 1998No. 96-4884PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal from the district court’s order of dismissal and from the district court’s denial of Plaintiffs’ motion to vacate, alter, or amend the order of dismissal. Because the district court erred in abstaining in this case, we are inclined to vacate and remand. But, because uncertainty exists about whether a cause of action exists under state law, we certify a question to the Florida Supreme Court.

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Plaintiff Walter Stone, a natural guardian of S.P.S., and Plaintiff S.P.S., a minor, filed this diversity action against Defendants Georgene Wall, Gina Wall Masterson, and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. RichardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. United States v. SchleiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Lafarge Corporation v. Travelers Indemnity Co., Appalachian Insurance Company, Northbrook Insurance Company, First State Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Mark WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Stone v. WallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Parviz, Mahsa v. Federal Detention Center MiamiDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2025

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