Legal Opinion
Angel L. Medina v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 26, 1984No. 83-1696PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
Angel Medina appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his lawsuit on the ground of res judicata. We affirm and award double costs to the defendant.
On January 8, 1982, Medina filed a wrongful discharge suit against his former employer, the Chase Manhattan Bank (Bank), in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico. The Bank answered the complaint on February 11 and deposed Medina on April 7. On July 9, Medina filed a motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice, presumably under Rule 39.1 of the 1979 Rules of Civil Procedure of Puerto Rico. The Bank opposed the…
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