Legal Opinion · Dissent

Mark A. Eubanks Teri Lynn Eubanks v. Cbsk Financial Group, Inc., D/B/A Am. Home Loans

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 1, 2004No. 02-5902Published

1DissentMcCALLA, District Judge

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion. Based on the framework articulated by this court in Browning v. Levy, 283 F.3d 761, 776 (6th Cir.2002), I believe the district court correctly dismissed Plaintiffs’ claim.

“The doctrine of judicial estoppel bars a party from (1) asserting a position that is contrary to one that the party has asserted under oath in a prior proceeding, where (2) the prior court adopted the contrary position either as a preliminary matter or as part of a final disposition.” Id. (citing Teledyne Indus., Inc. v. NLRB, 911 F.2d 1214, 1218 (6th Cir.1990))…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Browning Manufacturing v. Mims (In Re Coastal Plains, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Browning v. LevyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. Rosenshein v. KlebanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  4. McClain v. Coverdell & Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003

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