United States Sixth Circuit

Because plaintiff was not party or privy to the prior state court proceeding in which the drug evidence was suppressed, it is not collaterally estopped from litigating the admissibility of that evidence in the instant, federal proceeding. Reversed and remanded.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/21/2003
• Decided 03/04/2004
• Published 03/04/2004

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  GIBBONS, Circuit Judge;  and GWIN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Debold (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard D. Korn (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Appellee.