Alleghany Corp. v. Eakin

STECKLER, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and 12(b)(1). Defendants Harry E. Eakin, Commissioner of Indiana Department of Insurance ("Commissioner”), the St. Paul Companies, Inc. (“St. Paul”) and the St. Paul Indemnity Insurance Company (“St. Paul Indemnity”) seek dismissal under either Younger or Burford abstention. Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971); Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315, 63 S.Ct. 1098, 87 L.Ed. 1424 (1943).

Plaintiff, Alleghany Corporation, seeks declaratory…