United States Ninth Circuit

The re-litigation exception to the Anti-Injunction Act applies to a federal court consent decree that allowed plaintiff to pursue actions against defendant under one insurance policy while releasing the defendant from actions under another insurance policy. (Amended opinion).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/10/2001
• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kimberly S. McGovern and Jonathan K. Tycko, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellant., Randall A. Hays, City Attorney, Lodi, California, Michael C. Donovan Assistant City Attorney, Envision Law Group, LLP, Lafayette, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.