Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. National Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1977No. 442, Docket 76-7376PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MISHLER, District Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing the plaintiff-appellant’s civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees. The case raises a significant question, apparently one of first impression, as to whether a state administrative determination, upheld in the state courts, is res judicata of a subsequent federal civil rights action.
The appellant, a black woman, is a former employee of appellee National Broadcasting Company (“NBC”). She began her…
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