United States First Circuit

Determination that res judicata barred a counterclaim under the Federal Truth in Lending Act is affirmed where state and federal actions possessed a perfect identity of thing or cause between both actions and a perfect identity of the parties and the capacities in which they acted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2006
• Published 04/21/2006

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Juan M. Suárez Cobo, with whom Suárez Cobo Law Offices, PSC was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sonia B. Alfaro de la Vega, with whom Quilichini, Oliver & Medina was on brief, for appellees.