Legal Opinion
Gannett Company, Incorporated v. The Clark Construction Group, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 18, 2002No. 01-2475PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge DAVIS joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Gannett Company, Inc. (Gannett) filed this diversity jurisdiction action against Clark Construction Group, Inc. (Clark) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, alleging breach of contract. The district court abstained from exercising jurisdiction, applying the doctrine of Colorado River Water Consv. Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 813, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976), which allows a district court…
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