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· 1/8/1992

Cohen v. Shea

Citations

  • 788 F. Supp. 66
  • 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4012
  • 1992 WL 65372

How courts have described this case

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

  • dismissing federal claims on res judicata based upon a final state court judgment, but dismissing state law claims only for lack of supplemental jurisdiction
  • res judicata bars second suit against individuals for actions taken solely in their official roles
  • “[T]he scope of preclusion” resulting from the application of a compulsory counterclaim statute “is determined by the law of the court in which the judgment was rendered.”

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Judges: Skinner

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