· 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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