Brown v. Simmons

GARYW. LYNCH, Chief Judge.

George Brown, Jr. (“Appellant”) appeals the judgment of the Pemiscot County Circuit Court dismissing his petition for asserting a claim precluded under the doctrine of res judicata. Specifically, Appellant argues that the trial court’s dismissal misapplied the law and improperly determined that the prior dismissal of Appellant’s federal case for failure to pay the filing fee as ordered by that court operated to preclude any further claims arising out of the same circumstances. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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