Legal Opinion
Hollister v. Forsythe
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1996No. 95-537PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
Marilyn Hollister (Hollister) appeals from the Rosebud County, Sixteenth Judicial District Court’s dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Rosebud County and John Forsythe (collectively “Forsythe”). We affirm.
The sole issue before us is whether the District Court erred in dismissing Hollister’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim based on res judicata.
BACKGROUND
The background facts of this case are presented in Hollister v. Forsythe (1995), 270 Mont. 91, 92-93, 889 P.2d 1205, 1206. Hollister initially filed a complaint for deprivation of rights in the United States District Court for Montana. The…
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