United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of retaliation suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 is affirmed where the issue was barred because of res judicata by a previous state suit that involved a matter closely related to the current case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2005
• Decided 04/11/2006
• Published 04/11/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shelly B. Kulwin (argued), Jeffrey R. Kulwin, Kulwin & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William W. Kurnik (argued), Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Des Plaines, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.