Jeffreys v. Griffin

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that disciplinary hearings were “ ‘quasi-judicial’ in the general sense required for application of the doctrine of collateral estoppel .... notwithstanding the differences between these proceedings and a civil trial.”
• finding that disciplinary hearings were “ ‘quasi-judicial’ in the general sense required for application of the doctrine of collateral estoppel .... notwithstanding the differences between these proceedings and a civil trial.”
• stating that even administrative proceedings give rise to issue preclusion if they are “quasi-judicial in the general sense required for application of the doctrine of collateral estoppel”
• noting that the relevant factors are “whether the procedures used” were “sufficient both quantitatively and qualitatively, so as to permit confidence that the facts asserted were adequately tested, and that the issue was fully aired”
• “the proponent of collateral estoppel must show identity of the issue, while the opponent must demonstrate the absence of a full and fair opportunity to litigate.”
• “The proponent of collateral estoppel must show identity of the issue, while the opponent must demonstrate the absence of a full and fair opportunity to litigate.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).