Youren v. Tintic School District

MEMORANDUM DECISION

DAVIS, Judge:

¶ 1 Debra Youren appeals a trial court order dismissing both causes of action in her complaint with prejudice. We affirm.

¶ 2 Youren argues that the trial court erred by dismissing her first cause of action under the claim preclusion branch of res judicata. 1 “The doctrine of res judicata serves the important policy of preventing previously litigated issues from being reliti-gated. Res judicata encompasses two distinct doctrines: claim preclusion and issue preclusion.” Miller v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co., 2002 UT 6,¶ 57, 44 P.3d 663 (quotations and citations omitted).…