Court Abstaining from hearing a case

LIST Code: CO-07-03-02-00

LIST Code

CO-07-03-02-00

Title

Court Abstaining from hearing a case

Definition

This covers situations when a court may 'abstain' from hearing a case, because they decide that the issue is better addressed by another court. For example, a federal court may abstain from a case in order that a state court decide the legal issue.

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Last updated on Jul 01 2022

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