Legal Opinion

Franklin BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.I. CASE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 12, 1987No. 86-1077PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Franklin Brown, appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee, J.I. Case Company, that his claims of employment discrimination are barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1738 and the doctrine of res judicata. We affirm.

I

This case has a long history in state administrative proceedings, state court, and in federal courts for some eleven years. The genesis of this case was on or about March 13, 1975, when Franklin Brown filed a complaint with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (“ICRC” or “Commission”) alleging that the J.I. Case Co. had…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. University of Tennessee v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Robert B. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PEORIA, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Nancy Deitchman, Paula Renfroe, and Dr. Arthur L. Herbst, Witness-Appellee v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Rubin KREMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Jane Doe v. Allied-Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. Gray v. LackeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  3. La Preferida, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Cerveceria Modelo, S.A. De C v. a Mexican CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Lambert BRZOSTOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Frank W. Shaver v. F.W. Woolworth Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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