Opinion ID: 613119
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Adequacy of State Court

Text: A district court may not stay or dismiss the federal proceeding if the state proceeding cannot adequately protect the rights of the federal litigants. For example, if there is a possibility that the parties will not be able to raise their claims in the state proceeding, a stay or dismissal is inappropriate. See Moses H. Cone, 460 U.S. at 26, 103 S.Ct. 927 (emphasizing that the state court might lack the power to enter the order that the plaintiff was seeking in federal court); Holder, 305 F.3d at 869 n. 5 (noting that the state court probably lacked jurisdiction to hear the plaintiff's federal ICARA claim). Here, there is no question that the state court has authority to address the rights and remedies at issue in this case. In fact, Street/National Union concede that the state court can adequately resolve the parties' claims. Like source of law, however, this factor is more important when it weighs in favor of federal jurisdiction. Travelers, 914 F.2d at 1370 (internal quotation marks omitted).