CHURCHILL v. STAR ENTERPRISES

Nos. 98-1491, 98-1632, 98-1700.

183 F.3d 184 (1999)

Mary CHURCHILL, Appellant in No. 98-1491, v. STAR ENTERPRISES, a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated; Joseph Jantorno, a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated; David Smith, a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated; Bernadine Lane, a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated. Mary Churchill, Appellant in No. 98-1632, v. Star Enterprises a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated; Joseph Jantorno; David Smith. Mary Churchill, v. Star Enterprises a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated; Joseph Jantorno; David Smith, Appellants in No. 98-1700.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Holland (argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Mary Churchill.

Irving L. Hurwitz (argued), Gary S. Prish, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, NJ, for Star Enterprises a/k/a Star Staff Incorporated, Joseph Jantorno, and David Smith.

BEFORE: GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and DOWD, District Judge


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves a question of claim preclusion: what steps must a plaintiff take to bring about the consolidation of her consecutively filed cases in the district court so that claims in the later case are not precluded by the earlier action? In particular, the district court barred appellant Mary Churchill by a judgment on the pleadings from proceeding with a law suit, Churchill...

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