Alabama Department of Transportation v. Price

HOUSTON, Justice.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (“ALDOT”) appeals the Montgom*61ery Circuit Court’s issuance of a writ of mandamus ordering the appointment of a hearing officer to hear a formal grievance filed against ALDOT by Phillip Earl Price, an ALDOT employee. ALDOT contends that the claim raised in Price’s grievance has already been adjudicated through a settlement reached in federal court. We agree, and we reverse and remand.

I. Facts

The background for this case is Reynolds v. Roberts, No. 85-00665-CV-T-N, a class-action race-discrimination case that has been pending in the…