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f i rm. T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d G e or ge ’ s c l a i m s a s ba rr e d bythe doc tr i ne of

r e s j udi c a t abe c aus e G e or ge c oul d ha ve r a i s e d the m i n he rpr i or b a n k ru p tc yp r o c e e d in g s . See S tew a rt , 2 9 7 F .3 da t 9 5 6 ( “R e s ju d ic a ta , o rc la im prec l usi on , proh i bi t s l aw sui t s on any cl ai m s thatw er e r ai se d o r c ou l d h ave been ra i se d i n a pri or ac t i on . ”) (i nt ernal ci t at i on , qu ot at i on m arks, and i t al i cs om i tt ed). T he di s tr i c tc ourta l s o pr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d G e or ge ’ s t a ki ngs c l a i m s a s ba rr e d bythe doc tr i ne of

c ol l a t e r a l e s t oppe l be c aus e the ya r e f or e c l os e d byi s s ue s G e or ge litig a te din h e rp r io rb a n k ru p tc yp r o c e e d in g s . See Mc Q ui l l i on, 369 F . 3d a t1096 ( appl y i ng c ol l a t e r a l e s t oppe l w he r e i s s ue s a ts t a ke w e r e a c tua l l yl i t i ga t e d bythe party a gai nstw ho m prec l usi on i s a ss ert ed and w er e nec es saryt o the earl i er ju d g m e n t) . G e or ge ’ s r e m a i ni ng c ont e nt i ons a r e una va i l i ng.LS/ R es ear ch 3

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