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Civil Practice: Res Judicata – Forfeiture
Stephanie Maniscalco//February 2, 2012//
Where a plaintiff brought federal and state constitutional claims against a city arising from a criminal forfeiture proceeding, res judicata barred the plaintiff from bringing the constitutional claims in federal court because the state court action resulted in a final judgment on the merits since the plaintiff prevailed and recovered her vehicle, and the state court action involved the same facts and the same parties, and the plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the claims.
Judgment is affirmed.
Ashanti v. City of Golden Valley (MLW No. 63240/Case No. 11-1699 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Schiltz, J. (A. L. Brown, Maplewood, Minnesota, argued for appellant; Anthony J. Nemo appeared on the brief) (Monte A. Mills, Minneapolis, argued for appellee; Clifford Greene and Samuel Clark appeared on the brief).
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