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ORTIZ-CAMERON v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMIN.

No. 97-1496.

139 F.3d 4 (1998)

Arnaldo ORTIZ-CAMERON and Eric A. Ortiz-Cameron, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Jose A. Lopez-Caceres, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank D. Inserni for appellants.

Miguel A. Fernández, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jacqueline D. Novas, Assistant United States Attorney, Hato Rey, PR, were on brief, for appellee Drug Enforcement Administration.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Brothers Arnaldo Ortiz-Cameron ("Arnaldo") and Eric Ortiz-Cameron ("Eric") challenge the district court's order dismissing their complaint against the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") which claimed an interest in various properties seized in prior civil forfeiture proceedings. We find that the doctrine of res judicata bars the brothers' action. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's decision...

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