James E. Hernandez v. City of Lafayette and Kenneth J. Bowen, Mayor

Hernandez, a Lafayette, Louisiana landowner contesting a zoning decision of that city, appeals from a district court judgment which granted the city’s motion for summary judgment. Hernandez claims that the district court erred by improperly applying federal rather than state law principles of res judicata and by using res judicata where the factual circumstances have changed since the prior state court judgment was rendered. While Hernandez’s first assertion is correct, it avails him naught since neither law permits further litigation of this issue. We affirm. 1

Hernandez is contesting the…