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BARNHARDT MARINE INS. v. NEW ENGLAND INTERN. SUR.

No. 91-3517.

961 F.2d 529 (1992)

BARNHARDT MARINE INSURANCE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL SURETY OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant, Hendrik Rienstra, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis B. Murov, Bernard Marcus, Duris L. Holmes, John F. Willis, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry Philip Julien, Jr., Julien & Julien, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, SMITH, Circuit Judge, and FITZWATER, District Judge.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Barnhardt Marine Insurance, Inc. appeals an order staying this case pending final resolution of a state court proceeding. Concluding that Burford abstention is appropriate, we affirm.

Background

Barnhardt, an insurance broker and agent, obtained marine insurance through New England International Surety of America, Inc. (NEISA). Barnhardt paid premiums to NEISA for its clients. In April of 1989 the state court in Baton...

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