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· 5/13/2009

Bragg v. Flint Board of Education

Citations

  • 570 F.3d 775
  • 73 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 823
  • 186 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2507
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 10171
  • 106 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 311
  • 2009 WL 1323360

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that dismissal for lack of prosecution constitutes a “decision on the merits” for purposes of res judicata
  • noting that preclusion of a suit based on res judicata requires \a final decision on the merits\
  • noting that res judicata applies where there is “(1) a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) a subsequent action between the same parties or their privies; (3
  • “By its plain language, an involuntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) constitutes an adjudication on the merits and carries preclusive effect.”
  • “By its plain language, an involuntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) constitutes an adjudication on the merits and carries preclusive effect.”
  • “By its plain language, an involuntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) constitutes an adjudication on the merits and carries preclusive effect.”

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Judges: Kennedy, Gibbons, Rogers

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