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· 10/6/1975

Postel v. Estelle

Citations

  • 423 U.S. 853
  • 96 S. Ct. 100

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  • citing, inter alia, Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 87, at 314 (1982) (\Federal law determines the effects under the rules of res judicata of a judgment of a federal court.\)
  • citing, inter alia , Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 87, at 314 (1982)
  • “We are a federal court examining a question of federal law upon which another federal court, namely the Supreme Court, has previously ruled. Under these circumstances, we must rely on the federal law of collateral estoppel.”

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