Thomas Chavers v. Tyrone Morrow

PER CURIAM: *

A group of tow-truck companies and their owners have twice filed suit against several public officials and the owners and operators of competing companies. Over the course of both suits, the identities of the individual defendants have changed, but the plaintiffs’ claims have remained substantially the same. In the current case, the district court dismissed each of the plaintiffs’ federal claims with prejudice due to res judicata. It then declined to exercise jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claim. The plaintiffs allege each decision was erroneous. We AFFIRM.

FACTS

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