Where a district court enters summary judgment barring claims under the doctrine of collateral estoppel, an appeals court must review the decision de novo. Valley Disposal, Inc. v. Central Vt. Solid Waste Management Dist., 31 F.3d 89, 93 (2d Cir. 1994). See generally Gummo v. Village of Depew, 75 F.3d 98, 107 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 134 L. Ed. 2d 780, 116 S. Ct. 1678 (1996). The record must be considered in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, and all inferences are to be drawn in favor of that party.