Legal Opinion
Villa Marina Yacht Sales, Inc. v. Hatteras Yachts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 1990No. 90-1206PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants challenge the district court's decision to dismiss this case under the abstention-like doctrine established in Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976), which permits federal courts to decline jurisdiction in favor of parallel state litigation for reasons of “wise judicial administration,” id. at 818, 96 S.Ct. at 1246. Appellants claim further error in the court’s decision to dismiss one defendant based on lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse the personal jurisdiction ruling,…
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