Halpern v. Board of Education

This appeal involves the prior pending action doctrine. The plaintiff, who had been employed by the defendant as a teacher, instituted an administrative appeal under General Statutes § 10-151 (f)1 from the termination of her employment. *649While that action was pending, the plaintiff, seeking a writ of mandamus and a declaratory judgment, instituted a second, separate action against the same defendant. The factual allegations in both actions are substantially identical, and the trial court, finding that the “ultimate goals in both cases are not dissimilar,” granted the defendant’s motion to…