Spencer v. Kansas City, Missouri Board of Police Commissioners

ORDER

Melody Spencer and Kevin Schnell, former Kansas City police officers, were terminated by the Board of Police Commissioners. They sued the Board for violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act, ch. 213, RSMo, and for breach of contract. The Board moved for summary judgment, *541alleging (among other things) that Spencer and Schnell’s suit was barred by res judi-cata or claim preclusion, because Spencer and Schnell had separately litigated to final judgment lawsuits seeking judicial review of their terminations. See Spencer v. Zobrist, 323 S.W.3d 391 (Mo.App. W.D.2010); Schnell v. Zobrist, 323…