Legal Opinion
Nwosun v. General Mills Restaurants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1997No. 96-6309PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
Ben Nwosun appeals from the summary judgment granted in favor of General Mills Restaurants, Inc., holding Mr. Nwosun’s claim barred by res judicata. We affirm. 1
On June 16, 1995, Mr. Nwosun filed a retaliatory discharge claim in Oklahoma state court (Nwosun I) against General Mills. Four days later he filed a race discrimination claim under Title VII in federal district court (Nwosun II) based on his discharge. General Mills applied for a stay in Nwosun I until Nwosun II was resolved. Summary judgment was entered for General Mills in Nwo-sun II due to Mr. Nwosun’s failure…
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