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Ricketti v. Barry, 775 F.3d 661 (3d Cir. 2015).  State court judges see a lot of New Jersey’s entire controversy doctrine (“ECD”).  Some federal judges, not so much.  This opinion, issued yesterday by the Third Circuit, reversed a dismissal of a case under the ECD.  That case was the second one filed by plaintiff that involved “the same common law causes of action and averred mostly the same supporting facts.”  A prior action had been settled.  In the second action, however, plaintiff named two defendants who had not been sued in the first action.  The District...