Andrew L. Groce Betty Bethea Groce v. Intramerican Oil & Minerals, Inc. James S. Harrison, President Monticello Oil Company

967 F.2d 586 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Andrew L. GROCE; Betty Bethea Groce, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INTRAMERICAN OIL & MINERALS, INC.; James S. Harrison, President; Monticello Oil Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35518. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 8, 1992. * Decided July 10, 1992. Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Andrew and Betty Groce appeal pro se the district court's summary judgment in their diversity action alleging tortious entry onto Andrew's property in Texas. The district court found that the action was barred by res judicata and the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and affirm. 3 A federal court must give the same preclusive effect to a state court judgment as would the…