Case: 17-10717 Document: 00514507501 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/11/2018
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 17-10717 June 11, 2018
Lyle W. Cayce
MICHEL MULLEN; BJ 400XP INCORPORATED, Clerk
Plaintiffs - Appellants
v.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; CHASE EQUIPMENT FINANCE
INCORPORATED; CHASE EQUIPMENT LEASING INCORPORATED,
Defendants - Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:16-CV-1525
Before JOLLY, JONES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The court has carefully considered this appeal in light of the briefs, oral
arguments and record. Having done so, we find no abuse of discretion nor
misapplication of the factors underlying the district court’s discretionary
decision to dismiss this declaratory judgment action. See St. Paul Ins. Co. v.
Trejo, 39 F.3d 585 (5th Cir. 1994); Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Holmes County,
343 F.3d 383, 390 (5th Cir. 2003) (“The Fifth Circuit uses the Trejo factors to
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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guide a district court’s exercise of discretion to accept or decline jurisdiction
over a declaratory judgment suit.”). AFFIRMED.
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