Legal Opinion
James M. v. City of New York Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*635The doctrine of res judicata operates to preclude the reconsideration of claims actually litigated and resolved in a prior proceeding, as well as claims for different relief against the same party which arise out of the same factual grouping or transaction, and which should have or could have been resolved in the prior proceeding (see Mahler v Campagna, 60 AD3d 1009, 1011 [2009]; Matter of Kafka v Meadowlark Gardens Owners, Inc., 34 AD3d 676, 677 [2006]; Luscher v Arrua, 21 AD3d 1005, 1006-1007 [2005]). Here, the Supreme Court properly determined that the doctrine of res judicata precluded it…
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