Kutzik v. Young

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Alfred J. Kutzik appeals from a summary judgment in an action he brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court denied relief for several reasons, including res judicata and collateral estoppel. We deferred decision awaiting Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education, — U.S.—, 104 S.Ct. 892, 79 L.Ed.2d 56 (1984), and now affirm because claim preclusion bars this action.*

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Kutzik joined the faculty of the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work and Community Planning as a visiting associate professor for the academic year 1974-75. The…