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MURPHY v. UNCLE BEN'S, INC.

No. 98-20239.

168 F.3d 734 (1999)

David E. MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNCLE BEN'S, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Legler Byrne, National Employment Lawyers Association, Janette Johnson, Janette Johnson & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Harry Rickey Harmon, David Alberto Flores, Neil Patrick Robertson, Harmon & Davies, Lancaster, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WISDOM, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

The defendant in this case appeals the district court's order staying the plaintiff's federal suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") pending resolution of the plaintiff's parallel state action under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("TCHRA"). We conclude that the district court abused its discretion in abstaining from exercising its jurisdiction over the ADEA suit. We also reject the defendant's argument that Section...

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