United States First Circuit

In a claim by plaintiff gun shop owner against chief of police and town for revocation and forfeiture of plaintiff's licenses to carry and sell firearms, defendants' motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's section 1983 claims against defendants are barred by the doctrine of res judicata on the basis of claim preclusion; and 2) the district court did not improperly convert plaintiff's motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2008
• Published 11/10/2008

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• United States First Circuit

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