Schaeffer v. State Personnel Commission

Jerry D. Schaeffer appeals from an order dismissing his petition for judicial review of a decision of the State Personnel Commission. The sole issue is whether the trial court erred as a matter of law when it ruled that a federal court judgment was res judicata on Schaeffer's handicap discrimination claim before the commission. We conclude that the trial court correctly decided the issue and affirm the order.

The basic facts are not in dispute. In early 1982, Schaeffer, a thirty-year member and employee of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, was notified by the guard's Board for Selective…