The City of Seattle appeals from a district court judgment for money damages, assigning error to the denial of its motion to dismiss Punton's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim on the basis of the res judicata effect of a prior state court judgment. Punton v. City of Seattle Public Safety Commission,
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PUNTON v. CITY OF SEATTLE
Nos. 83-3890, 83-4132.
805 F.2d 1378 (1986)
Delmus PUNTON, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. The CITY OF SEATTLE, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted March 8, 1984.
Submission Vacated January 17, 1985.
Resubmitted May 5, 1986.
Decided December 9, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Lawrence B. Linville, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo, Hiscock, Butterworth & Fardal, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.
Susan Rae Sampson, Asst. City Atty., Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.
Before WRIGHT, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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