United States Seventh Circuit

The Illinois circuit court's administrative review of the Police Pension Board's denial of duty-related benefits to a former officer has a res judicata effect on his federal civil-rights claims. Because he failed to join his civil-rights claims with his administrative appeal, his action was properly dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2004
• Published 02/23/2004

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Keith L. Hunt (argued), Lara A. Anderson, Hunt & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Everette M. Hill (argued), George A. Wagner, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Gray (argued), Jones Day, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.