What is the effect of res judicata on a third cause of action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Roldan v. Roldan, E058825 (Cal. App. 2015):
Plaintiffs request that this court strike the small claims action. We have no authority to strike the small claims action. Plaintiffs chose to file suit in small claims court and are bound by the judgment. (See Pitzen v. Superior Court (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 1374, 1386.) Based on the foregoing, the trial court properly determined that the third cause of action was barred by the doctrine of res judicata.
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