Legal Opinion

Kuhlman v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 1, 1995No. 34116-2-IPublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.

Calvin Kuhlman appeals the trial court’s order of summary judgment, dismissing his complaint against various Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) officers and employees. He argues that the trial court erred by dismissing his lawsuit because the defendants did not carry their burden of proving that either res judicata or collateral estoppel applied. We affirm.

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Facts

In July 1992, SHA disciplined two of its employees, Ku- hlman and Ernest Huertes, for allegedly harassing their female co-workers. Kuhlman responded by filing two lawsuits in King County Superior Court. In the first suit (.Kuhlman I),…

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