Legal Opinion
Plough ex rel. Plough v. West Des Moines Community School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1995No. 95-1410PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Eric Plough brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the West Des Moines School District (the School District) claiming it violated his due process rights during disciplinary hearings against him. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of the School District finding that Plough was barred by the doctrine of res judicata from relitigating his claim in federal district court. Plough appeals. Because Plough has already had a full and fair opportunity to litigate these matters in the state forum, we affirm.
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Eric Plough v. West Des Moines Community School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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