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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION ******* TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, and ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs, -vTHE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF HELENA, Defendant. ******* Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Dismiss this case (ECF No. 4). The Roman Catholic Bishop of Helena, Montana (the "Bishop") urges the Court to abstain from adjudicating this declaratory judgment action regarding insurance coverage because an earlier-filed state court action raises similar or identical CV 12-104-H-CCL

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issues.1 Plaintiffs are three Travelers Insurance Companies: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (collectively, the "Travelers"). Travelers presents this case pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act (the "Act"), 28 U.S.C.

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