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Ninth Circuit· 6/12/1992

Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.

Citations

  • 966 F.2d 1318
  • 1992 WL 126611

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that estoppel can apply if 16 after making “an examination of the record . . . the issue for which preclusion is sought is the 17 only rational one the factfinder could have found, then that issue is considered foreclosed”
  • burden on party asserting preclusion to show with clarity and certainty what was actually decided
  • “The party asserting preclusion bears the burden of showing with clarity and certainty what was determined by the prior judgment.”
  • “The party asserting preclusion bears the burden of showing with clarity and certainty what was determined by the prior judgment.”
  • “The party 12 asserting preclusion bears the burden of showing with clarity and certainty what 13 was determined by the prior judgment.”
  • arbitration decision does not preclude federal lawsuit where arbitration panel had no jurisdiction over federal claims

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Judges: Alarcon, Beezer, Rymer

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