$500, and that two or more of the adverse claimants to a contested fund must be "of diverse citizenship as defined in section 1332 of this title.”). 8 . In Boston Old Colony Ins. Co. v. Balbin, the Fifth Circuit observed that in recognition of considerations relating to the discretionary powers of courts of equity that had been held to warrant exceptions to the general rule, other courts had held that federal district courts may dismiss or stay an interpleader proceeding if an action already pending before a state court might obviate the need for the interpleader remedy in the federal court. 591 F.2d 1040, 1044 (5th Cir.1979) (citations omitted). The Fifth Circuit opted to adhere to the general rule. Id. But see NYLife Distribs., Inc. v. Adherence Group, Inc., 72 F.3d 371 (3d Cir.1995) (<HOLDING>). 9 . On the flip side, West Side has moved in
holding that the brillhart standard rather than more narrow colorado river standard applied to district courts decision to dismiss a federal statutory interpleader action in favor of parallel state court proceedings holding that pursuit of a parallel state court lawsuit involving claims and parties common to the federal action does not justify the district courts intervention in state court proceedings holding that the standard of review for an award of statutory damages is even more deferential than an abuse of discretion standard recognizing that the federal pleading standard is a less stringent standard than the delaware pleading standard holding that if a state case explicitly states that the state standard is more favorable to the defendant than the federal standard the federal claim is considered adjudicated below when the state standard is applied