OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
"By `preclud[ing] parties from contesting matters that they have had a full and fair opportunity to litigate,'" the related doctrines of claim and issue preclusion "protect against `the expense and vexation attending multiple lawsuits, conserv[e] judicial resources, and foste[r] reliance on judicial action...
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