§ 5.3.5 Other Factors Considered by the Courts.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 5.3.5 Other Factors Considered by the Courts. In determining whether to exercise their discretion to entertain actions for declaratory judgment, the federal courts have considered several factors other than those already discussed. Those factors include: (1) the prevention of gratuitous interference with state court litigation, tax collections, or law enforcement, Samuels v. Mackell, 401 U.S. 66, 91 S. Ct. 764, 27 L. Ed. 2d 688 (1971); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Huffman, 319 U.S. 293, 63 S. Ct. 1070, 87 L. Ed. 1407 (1943); Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of America, 316 U.S. 491, 62 S. Ct. 1173, 86 L. Ed. 1620 (1942) , superseded by Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800 (1976) (2) the inconvenience and burden to the litigants, Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Richards, 27 F. Supp. 18 (D...