Vines v. University of Louisiana

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The University of Louisiana at Monroe 1 and the Board of Trustees, University of Louisiana System (hereinafter collectively “ULM”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for permanent injunction under the “relitigation exception” to the Anti-Injunction Act claiming that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estop-pel preclude Dwight Vines’ and Van McGraw’s age discrimination suit filed in state court. We find that all of the elements of ULM’s 'collateral estoppel claim have been satisfied and that the instant case falls within the relitigation…