Appeal Sought After California Federal Judge Abstains, Pointing To State UCL Claim

Mealey's (December 6, 2021, 9:46 AM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Two weeks after a California federal judge stayed a National Bank Act violation action filed by a bank against a district attorney, finding that abstention was warranted because of state proceedings implicating “important state interests” regarding the district attorney’s unfair competition law (UCL) violation action against the bank, the bank on Nov. 19 appealed the stay order to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....

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