The following excerpt is from Mayacamas Corp. v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 806 F.2d 928 (9th Cir. 1987):
Gulfstream moved to stay or dismiss the federal action pursuant to the abstention doctrine. Colorado River Water District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976). 1 The district court found no exceptional circumstances that justified abstention, even though the actions may be duplicative.
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