Sandra S. Sawyer v. Resolution Trust Corporation, as Receiver for Western Federal Savings & Loan

81 F.3d 170 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sandra S. SAWYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, as Receiver for Western Federal Savings & Loan, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-56230. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. * Decided March 29, 1996. 1 Before: WALLACE and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and BROWNING, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The district court dismissed Sawyer's complaint for damages against the Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC"), as receiver for Western Federal Savings & Loan, on the basis that her action is barred by the res judicata effect of the two summary judgment orders issued against Sawyer in her state action for malicious prosecution against Western. 4 For the reasons stated below, the district court's order is AFFIRMED. 5 Since the parties are familiar with the facts, we need not recite them here. DISCUSSION 6 "The doctrine of res judicata includes two distinct types…