Is a federal judge required to grant a state court judgment the same effect as a federal judgment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Witte v. Wells Fargo Home Mortg., No. 2:16-cv-691-KJM-EFB PS (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Federal courts "are required to give state court judgments the preclusive effect they would be given by another court of that state." Brodheim v. Cry, 584 F.3d 1262, 1268 (9th Cir. 2009)
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