Legal Opinion
Marcus v. Township of Abington
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 27, 1994No. 94-1139UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Norman S. Marcus and Susan S. Marcus (the “Marcuses”), appeal an order entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania staying their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for damages pending resolution of a state criminal action against them. The Marcuses argue that the stay of their federal court case is inappropriate because the state criminal action and the federal civil rights action are not parallel proceedings under Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Marcus v. Township of AbingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994