Brown v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge:

The plaintiff brought this pro se action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1982) (“Title VII”), alleging that she was discharged in retaliation for opposing an unlawful discriminatory practice. The defendant now moves pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 56 for summary judgment on the grounds that the doctrine of res judicata bars the litigation. For the reasons stated below, we grant the defendant’s motion.

Background

The defendant, a bank, employed the plaintiff as an Administrative Assistant from April 17, 1981, until…