OPINION
BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.—
I. INTRODUCTION
Under the doctrine of res judicata (also known as claim preclusion), a party is prevented from relitigating a claim against the same party (or one in privity with such party) when there has been "a final judgment on the merits in the first suit. [Citations.]" (...
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