Opinion ID: 8433
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Louisiana Federal Action

Text: 4 Upon denial of the section 128.5 motion, PSC and PSCW sued Fry and Cadwalader in the Eastern District of Louisiana for malicious prosecution. Fry and Cadwalader moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), asserting that the parties' earlier litigation of the same alleged harm and conduct barred this later-filed action under the doctrine of res judicata. Applying California law, the district court held that res judicata precluded relitigation of the claim raised in the malicious prosecution suit. Accordingly, the district court granted the motion to dismiss and entered judgment in favor of Fry and Cadwalader.