VALLEY VIEW ANGUS RANCH v. DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERV.

No. 06-6025.

497 F.3d 1096 (2007)

VALLEY VIEW ANGUS RANCH, INC., an Oklahoma corporation; Otis Culpepper, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, INC., a Colorado limited partnership, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wes Johnston (Kenneth R. Johnston with him on the briefs) of Johnston & Associates, Chickasha, OK, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jayne Jarnigan Robertson of Jayne Jarnigan Robertson, P.C. of Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, EBEL and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.


O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Valley View Angus Ranch (Valley View) appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Duke Energy Field Services (Duke). The court concluded Valley View's federal claims were precluded by the doctrines of claim and issue preclusion due to a defense it raised in related state litigation brought by Duke. Preclusion is generally a knotty issue, and particularly so in this case...

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