Legal Opinion
John M. Purdy, Jr. v. Jacob D. Zeldes, and Zeldes Needle and Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 5, 2003No. 02-7468PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff John Purdy appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in his malpractice action against his former attorneys, defendants Jacob D. Zeldes and the law firm of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, for their alleged negligent representation of Purdy in a criminal case. The district court (Sessions, J.) granted summary judg-ment to defendants, holding that Purdy’s malpractice claims were barred by the collateral estoppel effect of an earlier habeas proceeding brought by Purdy. In that habeas proceeding, Purdy’s claim that…
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