United States Fifth Circuit

In a suit seeking declaration of rights and liabilities under an insurance policy, the district court's stay of plaintiff's suit in favor of a non-parallel pending state suit was an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/02/2005
• Published 05/02/2005

Judges

• REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JONES and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Glen E. Mercer (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Counter Defendants-Appellants., Thomas E. Balhoff (argued), Brent J. Bourgeois, Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Frost, Balhoff & McCollister, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellee.