Ensley v. Pitcher

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• setting forth the factors to determine whether a subsequent action is barred by res judicata under Washington state law
• “The threshold requirement of res judicata is a valid and final judgment on the merits in a prior suit.”
• “The fourth element of res judicata simply requires a determination of which parties in the second suit are bound by the judgment in the first suit.”
• “While the record does not include an entry of final judgment 13 under CR 54(b) as to the summary judgment dismissing Red Onion, there are no other indicia in 14 the record that the summary judgment decision was not final as a practical matter.”
• elements of claim preclusion under Washington law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).