Mel Abele v. Grant Tolbert

Mel Abele appeals pro se the summary judgment in favor of Ron Aliff and Grant Tolbert and against Abele’s complaint that his right to procedural due process was violated when Aliff and Tolbert caused Abele’s property to be demolished. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because Abele is collaterally estopped from relitigating this issue, we affirm the order of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

Before Abele commenced the present litigation, Abele filed in February 2004 a civil action against Hernando County, Michael Anzalone, Aliff, and Tolbert. Tolbert and Aliff were dismissed without prejudice in July 2004…