Legal Opinion
Francis X. McLaughlin v. Benjamin C. Bradlee (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 21, 1986No. 85-5245, 85-5702PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BORK.
BORK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal represents the last of four extensive civil suits filed to challenge essentially the same activities taken by governmental officials in Maryland and Florida and by The Washington Post and several of its employees. It is clear to us that this latest suit should never have been brought. We hold that prior judgments preclude all matters that the appellant has not already conceded, and that the district court properly imposed sanctions of fees and costs on the appellant for pursuing this litigation. We therefore…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Harold Martin v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Whelan v. AbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Beaty v. McGrawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
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