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· 4/24/1986

Lee Thomas Lynk v. Laporte Superior Court No. 2, Hon. Don E. Harner, and Linley E. Pearson, Attorney General of Indiana

Citations

  • 789 F.2d 554
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24686

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  • federal courts rebuff efforts to retry state suits in federal courts under section 1983
  • “by definition,” neither res judicata nor collateral estoppel arise from a dismissal without prejudice
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Judges: Cummings, Bauer, Posner

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