Brian Dias William Mason, Sr. v. Jose Elique Michael Murray University and Community College System of Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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• stating that, under Nevada law, one 11 requirement of issue preclusion is that the prior decision was “on the merits and is final”
• stating that the relevant test in federal court is whether the state court deci- sion “meets the state’s own criteria necessary to require a court of that state to give preclusive effect” to the decision
• court applied Nevada law in § 1983 action to determine whether a federally recognized property interest and qualified immunity existed
• decision to apply issue preclusion reviewed for an abuse of discretion

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