Legal Opinion

Ex Parte LCS Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 19, 2008No. 1071668PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYONS, Justice.

LCS Inc. petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to dismiss the claims against it in the underlying action on the basis of res judicata. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

I.Factual Background and Procedural History

Carl Braxton Toole is an inmate in the Alabama correctional system. During his incarceration he has been moved from prison to prison, including a private prison in Louisiana operated by LCS Inc. On October 3, 2006, while incarcerated in Louisiana, Toole filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in the Evangeline, Louisiana,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Equity Resources Management, Inc. v. VinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  2. Lee L. Saad Constr. Co. v. DPF Architects, PCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Ex Parte Ben-Acadia, Ltd.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  4. Hughes v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  5. Old Republic Insurance Company v. LanierSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. F.V.O. v. Coffee County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  5. Payne v. City of DecaturCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013

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