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BLANCHARD 1986, LTD. v. PARK PLANTATION, LLC

No. 07-30833.

553 F.3d 405 (2008)

BLANCHARD 1986, LTD., Tortuga Operating Co., Tortuga Interests, Inc., John E. Hine, and Peter L. Turbett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Texaco Exploration & Production Co., and Linder Oil Co., Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PARK PLANTATION, LLC, Nancy Blanchard, and Nancy Blanchard as Independent Executrix on Behalf of Betty D. Blanchard, Defendants-Appellees, Paul Maclean, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Minyard (argued), Law Offices of Charles Minyard, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Cheryl M. Kornick (argued), Joe B. Norman, Joseph Ignatius Giarrusso, III, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, for Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James P. Doherty, III (argued), Frederick law Firm. Lafayette, LA, Nancy Anne Miller, Law Office of Nancy A. Miller PC, Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Paul Maclean, Houma, LA, pro se.

Walter Patrick Maestri, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Atlantic Richfield Co.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We review in this case the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to enjoin on-going Louisiana state court proceedings. Appellants contend the district court had ancillary subject matter jurisdiction to effectuate the decisions of an earlier federal court and should have enjoined the state court suit under the "relitigation exception" of the Anti-Injunction Act.1 We affirm the district...

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