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Eighth Circuit· 1/28/1993

Clark v. Clark

Citations

  • 984 F.2d 272
  • 1993 WL 15218

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  • holding that “[c]ourts are not persons” under § 1983 and state courts have Eleventh Amendment immunity in any event
  • “The doctrines of claim and issue preclusion prevent relitigation of wrong decisions just as much as right ones. Otherwise, the doctrines would have no effect and be useless.”
  • “The doctrines of claim and issue preclusion prevent relitigation of wrong decisions just as much as right ones. Otherwise, the doctrines would have no effect and be useless.”

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Judges: Arnold, Hamilton

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