Legal Opinion
Bates v. Laminack
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 1, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-00387PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NELVA GONZALES RAMOS, District Judge.
All of the Defendants, through four essentially identical motions and two joinders in previously filed motions, seek dismissal, abstention, or abatement of this action. D.E. 20, 21, 22, 30, 35, 38. Plaintiffs have responded. D.E. 32, 34, 36, 40. And one set of Defendants has replied. D.E. 37. Because the motions are the same or similar and have overlapping issues, and in the interest of judicial efficiency and economy, the motions will be addressed jointly and the arguments will be considered globally.
As set out in detail below, the Court rules as…
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