Alltrade, Inc. v. Uniweld Products, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1991-10-31

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D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: This case focuses on an apparent conflict between two legal principles: First, the well-established “first to file rule,” which allows a district court to transfer, stay, or dismiss an action when a similar complaint has already been filed in another federal court; second, the statutory right to appeal enjoyed by a party “dissatisfied” with a “decisio…

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