Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.
424 U.S. 800 (1976) Cited 8,172 times 13 Legal AnalysesHolding that, in limited circumstances, federal courts should abstain from deciding a case when there are related proceedings pending in state court
Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,251 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
Kerotest Mfg. Co. v. C-O-Two Co.
342 U.S. 180 (1952) Cited 1,148 times 1 Legal AnalysesUpholding stay
I.A. Durbin, Inc. v. Jefferson Nat. Bank
793 F.2d 1541 (11th Cir. 1986) Cited 346 timesHolding that collateral estoppel applies only where the antecedent judgment was a final judgment
Ridge Gold Standard Liquors v. Joseph E. Seagram
572 F. Supp. 1210 (N.D. Ill. 1983) Cited 120 timesStating that a suit in one federal court that involves the same claims, parties and relief as a case pending in another federal court may be dismissed as duplicative
Moore v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
236 F. Supp. 2d 509 (D. Md. 2002) Cited 34 timesGranting a stay because "it furthers the goals of judicial economy and consistency"
Hertz Corporation v. Gator Corporation
250 F. Supp. 2d 421 (D.N.J. 2003) Cited 20 timesHolding the moving party bears the burden of demonstrating a "clear case of hardship or inequity, if there is even a fair possibility that the stay would work damage on another party"