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Dismissal for Frivolousness is Basis for Res Judicata
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit by a civilly-committed person filed against officials of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (WDHFS) was barred by res judicata because a prior suit against the same parties, alleging the same causes of ...
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