Defendants/cross-complainants Francis and Carol Odinma (the Odinmas) appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs/cross-defendants Saleem Mahmood and Yasmeen Fatima (the Mahmoods) after the trial court granted the Mahmoods’ motion for judgment on the pleadings with regard to their complaint and the Odinmas’ cross-complaint. The court ruled the Odinmas’ claims for judicial foreclosure and declaratory relief were barred by the doctrine of res judicata and the so-called “one action rule” (Code Civ. Proc., § 726)[1] due to a prior judgment entered against the Odinmas in an adversarial proceeding they filed in bankruptcy court against the Mahmoods’ predecessors in interest. We affirm.
[1] Further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless stated otherwise.
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Defendants/cross-complainants Francis and Carol Odinma (the Odinmas) appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs/cross-defendants Saleem Mahmood and Yasmeen Fatima (the Mahmoods) after the trial court granted the Mahmoods’ motion for judgment on the pleadings with regard to their complaint and the Odinmas’ cross-complaint. The court ruled the Odinmas’ claims for judicial foreclosure and declaratory relief were barred by the doctrine of res judicata and the so-called “one action rule” (Code Civ. Proc., § 726) due to a prior judgment entered against the Odinmas in an adversarial proceeding they filed in bankruptcy court against the Mahmoods’ predecessors in interest. We affirm.
