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Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 20, 2002

Recent 9th Circuit Decisions Illuminate Abstention Doctrine

Focus Column - By Stuart Miller - Attorneys conducting federal litigation involving state and local administrative agencies must carefully consider the possibility of judicial abstention as they formulate their claims and defenses. This complex doctrine consists of a variety of related principles defined by criteria that sometimes seem vague and elusive.

        Focus Column

        By Stuart Miller
        
        Attorneys conducting federal litigation involving state and local administrative agencies must carefully consider the possibility of judicial abstention as they formulate their claims and defenses. This complex doct...

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