United States Fifth Circuit

In an appeal from an order staying Plaintiff insurer's declaratory judgment action due to a parallel state proceeding, the order is vacated, where Defendant's counterclaim for damages made the Colorado River abstention doctrine inapplicable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2009
• Published 02/25/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before WIENER, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ralph S. Hubbard, III (argued) and Tina Louise Kappen, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, James J. Hautot, Jr., Judice & Adley, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Warren D. Rush (argued), Rush, Rush & Calogero, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.