Tanzanian Gold Corporation v. Crede CG III, Ltd.
- Lewis Liman
- 1:18-cv-04201
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Tanzanian Gold Corporation v. Crede CG III, Ltd., Judge Liman ordered the parties to discuss several legal doctrines before a hearing.
Tanzanian Gold Corporation and Crede CG III, Ltd., whose parties were directed to discuss whether the identified legal principles affected the requested injunctive relief.
What happened
Tanzanian Gold Corporation v. Crede CG III, Ltd. involved a scheduled hearing concerning Tanzanian Gold’s request for an order requiring action by the defendant.
The order did not explain the underlying dispute or decide whether any legal doctrine applied. It identified several issues for discussion, including a Supreme Court decision about court orders, a doctrine limiting federal interference with certain state proceedings, and a doctrine limiting federal review of state-court judgments.
Judge Lewis J. Liman directed the parties to be prepared to discuss those issues at the March 12, 2020 hearing. The order made no ruling on the requested relief.
The detailed version
- Tanzanian Gold Corporation v. Crede CG III, Ltd. · No. 1:18-cv-04201
- Lewis Liman
- Mar. 11, 2020
What the order did
The court directed the parties to prepare to discuss whether three legal principles could affect Tanzanian Gold Corporation’s request for injunctive relief:
- Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc., a 1987 Supreme Court decision; - Younger abstention, a doctrine that can limit federal-court interference with certain state proceedings; and - the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which can limit federal-court review of state-court judgments.
The discussion was scheduled for a hearing on March 12, 2020.
What the order did not decide
The order did not determine whether any of those principles applied. It also did not grant or deny Tanzanian Gold’s request for injunctive relief, describe the underlying claims, or resolve the dispute between Tanzanian Gold Corporation and Crede CG III, Ltd.
Disposition
Judge Lewis J. Liman entered an order directing the parties to be prepared for the hearing. Because the text contains no ruling on the merits or on the requested relief, the order is classified as other.
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