Jama Construction v. City Of Los Angeles

938 F.2d 1045 JAMA CONSTRUCTION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Board of Building and Safety Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Department of Building and Safety of the City of Los Angeles; City Council of the City of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55475. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 16, 1991. Decided July 15, 1991. Fred N. Gaines and Benjamin Reznik, Reznik & Reznik, Sherman Oaks, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Susan D. Pfann, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PREGERSON, BRUNETTI and NELSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 The sole issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff Jama Construction Corporation, Inc.'s (Jama) action in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 is barred by a previous state court judgment. The district court held that plaintiff's Sec. 1983 action is barred by its earlier suit in state court under the doctrine of res judicata. We affirm, but on a ground other than that relied on by the district court. BACKGROUND 2 This appeal involves property located at…