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Liggett Group Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
“When two suits involving the same parties and subject matter are pending concurrently, the first-filed suit should have priority absent a showing that the balance of inconvenience favors transfer or unless there are special circumstances which justify giving priority to the second suit.” Honeywell, 817 F.Supp. at 487 (citing AT & T, 736 F.Supp. at 1308 ); see E.E.O.C. v. University of Pennsylvania, 850 F.2d 969, 974 (3d Cir.), cert. granted in part, 488 U.S. 992 , 109 S.Ct. 554 , 102 L.Ed.2d 581 , (1988), aff'd, 493 U.S. 182 , 110 S.Ct. 577 , 107 L.Ed.2d 571 , (1990).
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Lawrence v. Xerox Corp.
“When two suits involving the same parties and subject matter are pending concurrently, the first-filed suit should have priority absent a showing that the balance of inconvenience favors transfer or unless there are special circumstances which justify giving priority to the second suit.” Honeywell, 817 F.Supp. at 487 (citing AT & T, 736 F.Supp. at 1308 ); see E.E.O.C. v. University of Pennsylvania, 850 F.2d 969, 974 (3d Cir.), cert. granted in part, 488 U.S. 992 , 109 S.Ct. 554 , 102 L.Ed.2d 581 (1988), affd, 493 U.S. 182 , 110 S.Ct. 577 , 107 L.Ed.2d 571 (1990).
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Cited "see"
Plating Resources, Inc. v. UTI Corp.
See E.E.O.C. v. University of Pennsylvania, 850 F.2d 969, 972 (3rd Cir.), cert, granted in part, 488 U.S. 992 , 109 S.Ct. 554 , 102 L.Ed.2d 581 (1988).
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Moore Corp. Ltd. v. Wallace Computer Services, Inc.
See Crosley Corp. v. Hazeltine Corp., 122 F.2d 925, 929 (3d Cir.1941), cert. denied, 315 U.S. 813 , 62 S.Ct. 798 , 86 L.Ed. 1211 (1942); see also E.E.O.C. v. University of Pa., 850 F.2d 969, 971 (3d Cir.), cert. granted in part, 488 U.S. 992 , 109 S.Ct. 554 , 102 L.Ed.2d 581 (1988), aff'd, 493 U.S. 182 , 110 S.Ct. 577 , 107 L.Ed.2d 571 (1990) [hereinafter EEOC ].
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Alltrade, Inc. v. Uniweld Products, Inc.
First-To-File Rule The first-to-file rule was developed to “serve[ ] the purpose of promoting efficiency well and should not be disregarded lightly.” Church of Scientology v. United States Dep’t of the Army, 611 F.2d 738 , 750 (9th Cir.1979); see also EEOC v. University of Pennsylvania, 850 F.2d 969, 971 (3d Cir.), cert. granted in part, 488 U.S. 992 , 109 S.Ct. 554 , 102 L.Ed.2d 581 (1988), order amended, 490 U.S. 1015 , 109 S.Ct. 1660 , 104 L.Ed.2d 173 (1989), aff'd on other grounds, 493 U.S. 182 , 110 S.Ct. 577 , 107 L.Ed.2d 571 (1990).
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CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
v.
SIERRA SUMMIT, INC.
v.
SIERRA SUMMIT, INC.
No. 88-681.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 12, 1988.
109 S. Ct. 554
Consideration, Took.
Published
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Granted.
Justice BRENNAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.