United Parcel Service, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), appeals the district court’s summary judgment, dismissing UPS’s 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202 action against the California Public Utilities *1180Commission (“the CPUC” or “the Commission”) on the basis of res judicata, following a California Supreme Court decision summarily denying review of UPS’s claims. UPS contends that a February 3, 1993, rate-setting decision by CPUC violates UPS’s state and federal constitutional rights. UPS further argues that the district court’s res judi-cata ruling deprives it of a forum for its federal claims,…