Is a judgment upon the merits of a state action res judicata in a subsequent federal action?
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The following excerpt is from Moses Lake Homes, Inc. v. Grant County, 276 F.2d 836 (9th Cir. 1960):
A judgment upon the merits in a state court action is res judicata in a subsequent federal court action where the parties and subject matter are the same. This is true not only with regard to matters actually presented to sustain or defeat the right asserted, but also as respects any other available matter which might have been presented to that end. Grubb v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 281 U.S. 470, 50 S.Ct. 374, 74 L.Ed. 972.
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