United States DC Circuit

In an action to prevent the District of Columbia from acquiring a shopping center by eminent domain, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the district court properly abstained from hearing the case because only four of the plaintiffs owned or leased properties in the shopping center, and those four were already litigating the matter in the District of Columbia's court system.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/16/2009
• Decided 02/26/2010
• Published 02/26/2010

Judges

• Before SENTELLE, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elaine Mittleman argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carl J. Schiferle, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Peter J. Nickles, Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky, Deputy Solicitor General.