Norton, Sr. v. Town of Long Island ( 1997 )

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT No. 97-1203 JOHN S. NORTON, SR., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TOWN OF LONG ISLAND, Defendant, Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [Hon. D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Judge] Before Selya, Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges. John S. Norton on brief pro se. John S. Whitman , Carol I. Eisenberg and Richardson, Whitman, Large & Badger, on brief for appellee. JULY 29, 1997 Per Curiam . We have carefully reviewed the record on appeal and affirm on grounds of issue preclusion. In a prior suit, the appellant was given the opportunity to fully litigate the issue of whether his claims are cognizable under the Civil Rights Act. The judgment against the appellant in the prior suit bars him from re-litigating the issue here. Affirmed. Loc. R. 27.1. The appellant's motion for oral argument is hereby denied. Oral argument would not advance the decisional process. See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 34.1. -2-