Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Lister v. Patrick J. Lucey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 1978No. 77-1757PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
About six and one-half years ago, plaintiffs commenced this action in the Western District of Wisconsin challenging the constitutionality of a Wisconsin statute. After part of their complaint was dismissed, in 1973 the district judge abstained on the authority of Railroad Commission of Texas v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496, 61 S.Ct. 643, 85 L.Ed. 971, and retained jurisdiction while plaintiffs sought relief in the state courts. In July 1976, having been presented with no clarifying interpretation of state law, the district court dismissed the complaint and plaintiffs…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ralph M. Wynn, M.D. v. Bernard Carey, State's Attorney for County of Cook, Illinois, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Richard Mazanec v. North Judson-San Pierre School CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- H. K. Porter Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Metropolitan Dade County, a Florida Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Allen v. CarmenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Libertarian Party v. Marion County Board of Voter RegistrationDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1991
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