Legal Opinion
Lonnie Gurley v. Michael Hunt Painters District Council No. 3, of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2002No. 01-2966PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Lonnie Gurley appeals the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Painters District Council No. 3 (“Union”) and its officials. The district court concluded that Gurley’s claim was precluded by res judicata because of a previous National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) proceeding based on the same facts. We reverse.
I. Background
Appellee Michael Hunt (“Hunt”) replaced Gurley as Executive Secretary of the Union following a heated election in 1997. After the election, Gurley obtained employment as a painter for Essex Corporation (“Essex”).…
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