United States Sixth Circuit

Defendants, who were sued in their official capacity as receivers for various insolvent insurance companies, successfully challenge an injunction barring them from pursuing their coercive claims where the district court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the declaratory actions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2004
• Published 09/21/2004

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MOORE, Circuit Judge;  QUIST, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony J. McFarland (briefed), David R. Esquivel (briefed), Catherine A. Colley (briefed), Bass, Berry & Sims, Nashville, TN, Randall D. Quarles (briefed), Larry B. Childs (argued and briefed), Walston, Wells, Anderson & Bains, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Alan F. Curley (briefed), C. Philip Curley, Robert L. Margolis (briefed), Robert S. Michaels (argued and briefed), Robinson, Curley, & clayton, Chicago, IL, Douglas J. Schmidt, Kansas, City, MO, Susan B. Loving, Lester, Loving & Davies, Edmond, CA, for Defendants-Appellants.