No. 18-1155
James Michael Murphy v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights claim-preclusion defamation discovery due-process first-amendment government-liability judicial-estoppel litigation-strategy res-judicata
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Defamation lawsuit precluded by res judicata after dismissal of first lawsuit due to withholding of key information about additional, later, widespread defamatory statements
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Is a second defamation lawsuit precluded by res judicata after dismissal of the first lawsuit, where key information about additional, later, widespread defamatory statements is withheld from the plaintiff during the first lawsuit?
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2019)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent