a federal court sitting in the District of Columbia may not disregard a judgment of another federal district court and it may not require the issuance of an order that would be either ineffectual or would prejudice the rights of other, indispensable parties not before the court
How later courts described this case
- a federal court sitting in the District of Columbia may not disregard a judgment of another federal district court and it may not require the issuance of an order that would be either ineffectual or would prejudice the rights of other, indispensable parties not before the court
- "[T]he interests of justice are promoted when a localized controversy is resolved in the region it impacts."
- noting a preference for resolving cases within view of people “whose rights and interests are in fact most vitally affected by the suit”
- Order modifying the terms of the 1977 Consent Decree
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
WALD and MIKVA,
Circuit Judges, dissenting:
We concur with Parts I — III and V of Judge Wright’s dissenting opinion, although we would leave the initial determination of the conformity of the North Carolina agree *211 ment to the Amended Criteria and Title VI to the district court.