Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs

Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs
Argued November 5, 2013
Decided December 10, 2013
Full case nameSprint Communications Inc., Petitioner v. Elizabeth S. Jacobs et al.
Docket no.12-815
Citations571 U.S. 69 (more)
134 S. Ct. 584; 187 L. Ed. 2d 505
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
Prior690 F.3d 864 (8th Cir. 2012) (reversed)
Holding
Federal court abstention under the Younger v. Harris doctrine is not in order simply because a pending state-court proceeding involves the same subject matter. Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinion
MajorityGinsburg, joined by unanimous

Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs, 571 U.S. 69 (2013), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court in which a unanimous Court held that federal court abstention under the Younger v. Harris doctrine is not in order simply because a pending state-court proceeding involves the same subject matter.[1] The case involved a dispute between Sprint Corporation and Windstream Communications.[2][3]


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