The Oyez Project: Judicial Power Issues - Collateral Estoppel Arguments http://www.oyez.org/issues/judicial-power/collateral-estoppel/ U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us http://www.oyez.org/images/oyezfeed.jpg U.S. Supreme Court Audio Recordings, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie - Oral Argument Mon, 30 Mar 1981 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. No details yet. 79-1517_19810330-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1517/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist Semtek v. Lockheed Martin - Oral Argument Tue, 05 Dec 2000 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Semtek International filed a complaint against Lockheed Martin Corporation in California state court, alleging breach of contract and various business torts. Based on diversity of citizenship, Lockheed Martin moved the case to the District Court. In the District Court, Lockheed Martin successfully moved to dismiss Semtek's claims, as they were barred by California's 2-year statute of limitations. The dismissal was upheld on appeal. Semtek then filed suit in the State Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, alleging the same causes of action. The suit was not time barred under Maryland's 3-year statute of limitations. The court dismissed the case under res judicata. In affirming, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals held that the California federal court's dismissal barred the Maryland complaint because the res judicata effect of federal diversity judgments is prescribed by federal law, under which the earlier dismissal was on the merits and claim-preclusive.</p> <p>Is the claim-preclusive effect of a federal judgment dismissing a diversity action on statute-of-limitations grounds determined by the law of the state in which the federal court sits?</p> 99-1551_20001205-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1551/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist United States v. Mendoza - Oral Argument Wed, 02 Nov 1983 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. No details yet. 82-849_19831102-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_849/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist United States v. Stauffer Chemical Co. - Oral Argument Wed, 02 Nov 1983 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. No details yet. 82-1448_19831102-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_1448/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist