| Front | When can a federal ct with smj abstain from hearing a case or stay the matter pending the outcome of a state court action? |
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| Back | 1) Resolution of a state law issue would eliminate the need for the federal court to decide a federal constitutional issue 2) Avoidance of federal involvement with a complex state regulatory scheme or matter of great importance to the state 3) Federal court is asked to enjoin state criminal proceeding; and 4) Parallel proceedings that go beyond mere waste of judicial resources, such as when there is a federal policy of unitary adjudication of the issues |
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