United States Sixth Circuit

Abstention under Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315 is not limited to situations where state administrative agencies are involved, and such abstention can apply to an action seeking corporate dissolution under Kentucky law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2002
• Published 09/04/2002

Judges

• Before: SUHRHEINRICH, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Robert Lyons, Jr. (argued and briefed), Glen S. Bagby (briefed), Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP, Lexington, KY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan B. Peck, Grover A. Carrington (argued and briefed), White, Peck, Carrington, Williams & Neal, LLP, Mt. Sterling, KY, for Defendants-Appellees.