Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1989No. 88-1519PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Michael D. Murphy appeals from a judgment entered February 10, 1988 in the Eastern District of Missouri, Northern Division, George F. Gunn, Jr., District Judge, adopting a magistrate’s report and recommendation and dismissing appellant’s § 1983 civil rights action on a motion for summary judgment on the ground that the action was barred by res judicata.
On appeal, appellant argues that dismissal was improper since the instant action involves claims different from those raised in his prior action which was settled with prejudice. We disagree. We affirm the…
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