Opinion ID: 890333
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Text: ¶8 We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment, applying the same M. R. Civ. P. 56 criteria as the district court. Dubiel v. Mont. DOT, 2012 MT 35, ¶ 10, 364 Mont. 175, 272 P.3d 66. The moving party must establish the absence of any genuine issues of material fact and entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. Dubiel, ¶ 10. We review a district court’s conclusions of law for correctness. Dubiel, ¶ 10. 3 ¶9 In addition, a district court’s application of res judicata is an issue of law which is reviewed for correctness. Wiser v. Mont. Bd. of Dentistry, 2011 MT 56, ¶ 7, 360 Mont. 1, 251 P.3d 675.