Lasalle Bank, N.A v. Legacy

OPINION

DAVID L. BUNNING, District Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of Plaintiff’s complaint on the basis of res judicata. Plaintiff LaSalle Bank (“LaSalle”) was the assignee of a mortgage on a parcel of property located in Flint, Michigan. Defendant Michelle Legacy (“Legacy”) acquired the property at a tax sale, and subsequently obtained a state court judgment quieting title to the property in her. Two years later, LaSalle filed a complaint for foreclosure in federal district court, to recover on the outstanding mortgage. LaSalle argued that it was never served with…