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SIGNAD, INC. v. CITY OF SUGAR LAND

No. 84-2515 Summary Calendar.

753 F.2d 1338 (1985)

SIGNAD, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SUGAR LAND and Walter Wolf, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan & Shoss, Richard L. Rothfelder, William Van Fleet, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

DeLange, Hudspeth, Pitman & Katz, Charles E. Fitch, Ben A. Baring, Jr., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

On this appeal we review the trial court's dismissal on abstention grounds of a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Holding that the trial court's dismissal without prejudice was an abuse of discretion, we reverse and remand to the district court so that appellant may present its federal claims for complete resolution before a federal court.

Background

The City of Sugar Land filed suit in state court against Signad...

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