182273P.pdf   08/02/2019  GEICO Casualty Company  v.  Kelly Rice
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  18-2273
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Colloton and Erickson, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil Case - Diversity. GEICO filed a declaratory judgment action seeking 
   a determination that that the stacking provisions of other liability 
   coverage in the insurance policy are not applicable to the claims 
   presented. The claimants also filed an action in state court raising the 
   same stacking issue. The claimants moved to dismiss the federal action, 
   seeking abstention. The district court granted GEICO summary judgment on 
   the declaratory judgment claim. On appeal, the claimants argue the 
   district court erred in not abstaining or ruling on their motion to 
   dismiss. Because the insurance policy unambiguously did not allow stacking 
   under Missouri law, the district court did not err in ruling on the 
   declaratory judgment action and did not abuse its discretion in refusing 
   further discovery.