Legal Opinion
Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. City of Torrington
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 4, 2006No. AC 26682PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The plaintiff, the commission on human rights and opportunities (commission), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the granting of the motion of the defendant city of Torrington1 to dismiss the commission’s administrative *315appeal on the basis of the doctrine of res judicata. The commission claims that the court improperly dismissed its appeal by (1) giving preclusive effect to a federal court’s dismissal “without prejudice” of state law discrimination claims in a federal lawsuit brought by Holly Blinkoff, the plaintiff in that federal lawsuit and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Raymond W. Snider v. Dr. MelindezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Cecilia Nichols v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Docket No. 04-1445-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Robert Camarano v. Frank Irvin, Superintendent, Wende Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Virgo v. LyonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Blinkoff v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Blinkoff v. O AND G INDUSTRIES, INC.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Blinkoff v. TorringtonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2023
- Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. City of TorringtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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