Legal Opinion
Findley v. Falise
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 10, 1996No. Nos. CV-90-3973 (E.D.N.Y.), CV-90-7518 (S.D.N.Y.)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM, ORDER, AND JUDGMENT
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge, and BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge:
I. Introduction ................................................................3
II. When Federal Courts Must Decide an Issue of State Law.........................4
A Duty to Decide..........................................................4
B. Discretion and the Declaratory Judgment Act...............................5
C. Terms of Settlement.....................................................6
1. Power to Reject Entirely..............................................6
2. Limited Power to…
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