J.R. CLEARWATER INC. v. ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO.

No. 95-10060.

93 F.3d 176 (1996)

J.R. CLEARWATER INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Jeff Young Russell King, et al., Intervenor-Plaintiffs, and Frank Falgiani and Marius Griffo, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Thomas McElroy, Johnson & McElroy, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs.

William Lowell Banowsky, Thompson and Knight, Dallas, TX, Debora Beck McWilliams, Thompson & Knight, Austin, TX, for defendants.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD and JONES, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether a federal district court, having denied class certification in a previous proceeding, may enjoin certification of a similar class in state court under the Anti-Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2283. Because we conclude that the instant denial of class certification does not come within one of the exceptions to the Anti-Injunction Act, we affirm the order of the district court denying the requested relief...

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