McZEAL v. SOUTHERN CONSUMERS COOP, INC. (W.D.La. 5-7-2009)

REBECCA DOHERTY, District Judge

No objections have been filed to the Report and Recommendation United States Magistrate Judge C. Michael Hill. The Court concludes that the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge is correct and therefore adopts the conclusions set forth therein. Accordingly;

IT IS ORDERED that, with respect to plaintiff's ERISA claims, the state court judgment has no preclusive effect under either the principle of res judicata (claim preclusion) or under the principle of issue preclusion (collateral estoppel).

THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana.