Legal Opinion
Royal Insurance Company of America and Royal Lloyds of Texas v. Quinn-L Capital Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1992No. 90-7038, 90-7070PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The district court enjoined the appellants from pursuing their suit in state court; the appellants contend that the injunction vio lates the Anti-Injunction Act (“the Act”), 28 U.S.C. § 2283. We find that the portion of the injunction based upon the “relit-igation” exception to the Act was proper. We further find that the portion of the injunction based upon the “in aid of jurisdiction” exception was improper. We therefore affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
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3Cited by56 opinions
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