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Facts

• The Plaintiff, in a self-represented capacity, sought to set aside a 2008 foreclosure on the grounds that he had a superior title to the foreclosed property through a land patent he created, executed, and filed in 2007. The Plaintiff's claim was based on the assertion that this land patent granted him superior title, thereby rendering the foreclosure a nullity and a fraudulent trespass on his property (para 2).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the 2008 foreclosure should be set aside as a nullity and fraudulent trespass on his property, claiming superior title through a land patent he created and filed (para 2).
• Defendants: Supported the district court's dismissal of the Plaintiff's claims, arguing that the claims were barred by res judicata, issue preclusion, and the compulsory counterclaim rule (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in dismissing the Plaintiff's claims to set aside the 2008 foreclosure based on a self-created land patent (para 2).
• Whether the Plaintiff's claims are barred by res judicata, issue preclusion, and the compulsory counterclaim rule (para 3).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Plaintiff's claims (para 5).

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges James J. Wechsler, Jonathan B. Sutin, and Michael E. Vigil, unanimously agreed to affirm the district court's decision. The Court found that the Plaintiff's claims were barred by both res judicata and issue preclusion because the Plaintiff and Defendants were the same parties in the 2008 foreclosure proceedings, where Plaintiff had the opportunity to address his land patent claims. Additionally, the Court agreed that the Plaintiff's claims were barred by the compulsory counterclaim rule stemming from the prior 2008 foreclosure litigation. The Court also noted that the Plaintiff's assertions regarding the lack of consideration of his affidavits and denial of due process were related to the 2008 foreclosure proceedings, from which he is barred from re-litigating these matters in any subsequent proceedings. Therefore, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff is not entitled to relief and affirmed the district court's dismissal of his claims (paras 3-5).