William Morgan v. Covington Twp

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• holding that claims that are predicated on events that postdate the filing of the initial complaint are not barred by claim preclusion
• holding that “res judicata does not bar claims that are predicated on events that postdate the filing of the initial complaint”
• holding that “res judicata does not bar claims that are predicated on events that postdate the filing of the initial complaint”
• noting that at least six circuits have adopted a “bright-line rule that res judicata does not apply to events post- dating the filing of the initial complaint”
• agreeing with other circuits that “have already adopted a bright- line rule that res judicata does not apply to events post-dating the filing of the initial complaint” (italics omitted)
• joining the “[f]ive other Courts of Appeals [that] have already adopted a bright-line rule that res judicata does not apply to events post-dating the filing of the initial complaint” 28 and collecting cases

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