Is a federal judge required to grant a state judgment the same effect as a federal judgment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Miller v. S&S Hay Co., 1:12-CV-01796-LJO-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2013):
"Under 28 U.S.C. 1738, federal courts are required to give state court judgments the preclusive effects they would be given by another court of that state." Brodheim v. Cry, 584 F.3d
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