BLALOCK EDDY RANCH v. MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.

No. 91-56542.

982 F.2d 371 (1992)

BLALOCK EDDY RANCH and Crystalaire Country Club Estates, California corporations, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn May 1, 1992.

Resubmitted November 30, 1992.

Decided December 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Zakarin and Kevin M. Fong, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Donna R. Hecht and Gregory R. Smith, Irell & Manella, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before HUG, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, District Judge.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the validity of an injunction granted by the district court to restrain MCI from proceeding with an eminent domain action it filed in state court. In that action, MCI sought to obtain an easement for its fiber optic cable across the property of Blalock Eddy Ranch and Crystalaire Country Club Estates. The district court granted the injunction on the grounds that it was necessary to protect or effectuate its judgment in a prior...

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