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Ninth Circuit· 1/27/1988

Robi v. Five Platters, Inc.

Citations

  • 838 F.2d 318
  • 1988 WL 4326

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[t]he issue must have been ‘actually decided’ after a ‘full and fair opportunity’ for litigation”
  • holding that a pending appeal does not vitiate the preclusive effect of a federal district court judgment
  • concluding a state’s preclusion rules apply to 18 “judgments issued by courts of that state”
  • stating that appeal of a judgment does not affect the 20 “firmness” of the decision for purposes of issue preclusion
  • stating that “we apply California law of res 10 judicata to the California judgment, New York law to the New York 11 judgment, and federal law to the federal judgments”
  • stating that “we apply California law of res 10 judicata to the California judgment, New York law to the New York 11 judgment, and federal law to the federal judgments”

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Judges: Hall, Noonan, Thompson

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