Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.
Citation
515 U.S. 277 (1995)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
District courts have broad discretion to stay or dismiss a declaratory judgment action in favor of parallel state court proceedings; the Brillhart standard (not the Colorado River standard) applies.
Significance
Confirmed that the deferential Brillhart standard governs abstention in declaratory judgment cases.