Richard Chudacoff v. University Medical Center

MEMORANDUM

Richard Chudacoff appeals from the district court’s judgment of dismissal and summary judgement on his due process claims against the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (“UMC”), UMC Chief Executive Officer Kathleen Silver, the UMC Board of Trustees (“Board”), the UMC Medical and Dental Staff (“Medical Staff’), and various individual doctors. The claims against UMC, Silver, the Board, and the Medical Staff were dismissed by the district court based on claim preclusion. The district court dismissed the claims against the individual doctors based on issue preclusion. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review dismissals based on both claim preclusion and issue preclusion de novo. San Remo Hotel L.P. v. San Francisco City & Cnty., 364 F.3d 1088 , 1094 (9th Cir.2004); W. Radio Servs. Co. v. Glick-man, 123 F.3d 1189 , 1192 (9th Cir.1997). We reverse all of the appealed dismissals, except as noted, and remand for further proceedings.

I

Where, as here, federal-court jurisdiction is based on the presence of a federal question, federal preclusion doctrine applies. See Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880, 891 , 128 S.Ct. 2161 , 171 L.Ed.2d 155 (2008); see…