LUNDBORG v. PHOENIX LEASING, INC.

No. 95-2278.

91 F.3d 265 (1996)

Susan D. LUNDBORG, etc., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PHOENIX LEASING, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph A. Dyer with whom Law Offices of Ralph A. Dyer, P.A., Portland, ME, was on briefs, for appellant.

David M. Wiseblood with whom Robert B. Kaplan, Joseph N. Demko, Frandzel & Share, San Francisco, CA, Anthony Perkins and Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the district court dismissed claims brought by Susan Lundborg against Phoenix Leasing, Inc. ("Phoenix Leasing"), on the ground that they were barred by res judicata. We affirm the district court's judgment of dismissal but are compelled to do so on a ground that leaves open to Lundborg the opportunity to pursue a central aspect of her claims by an independent action in Maine state court. For reasons that will become apparent...

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