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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

CO., INC.

Plaintiff,

v.

ENCOMPASS POWER SERVICES, INC.

and AMERICAN ARBITRATION

ASSOCIATION,

Defendants.

CIV-S-05-1383 DFL GGH 

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

AND ORDER

Engineering & Construction Co. (ECCO) seeks to enjoin

Encompass Power Services, Inc. f/k/a EDG Power Group, Inc. (EDG)

from compelling ECCO to participate in arbitration proceedings in

Texas. However, EDG filed suit against ECCO in Texas state court

before ECCO filed this action against EDG. ECCO subsequently

removed the Texas action to federal court. Now the parties are

litigating the same issues in two federal courts. In fact, the

federal court in Texas has already decided the central issue in

the present motion: whether ECCO is subject to personal

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jurisdiction in Texas. See Encompass Power Servs., Inc. f/k/a

EDG Power Group, Inc. v. Eng’g & Constr. Co., Inc., CIVIL ACTION

NO. H-05-2759, slip op. at 5 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 1, 2005). 

“In all cases of concurrent jurisdiction, the court which

has first possession of the subject matter must decide it.” 

Smith v. McIver, 22 U.S. 523, 535 (1824)(Marshall, C.J.). 

Therefore, in the interests of comity and judicial economy, this

action is STAYED pending the outcome of the Texas suit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 11/11/2005

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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