Legal Opinion
Leroy Kirk and Donald Stuart v. Board of Education of Bremen Community High School District, No. 228, Cook County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1987No. 84-2519, 84-2520PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground that the plaintiffs’ action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was barred by the doctrine of res judicata. For the reasons stated below, we find that the dismissal 1 was improper. Accordingly, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Plaintiffs LeRoy Kirk and Donald Stuart were formerly employed as tenured instructors at high schools operated by…
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