United States Ninth Circuit

Doctrine of res judicata may still apply even if plaintiffs did not receive "right to sue" letters from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission until after their earlier action had been dismissed with prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2001
• Decided 03/26/2001
• Published 03/26/2001

Judges

• ALARCON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALARCON, BRUNETTI, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David G. Spivak and David L. Ross, Ross, Rose & Hammill, LLP, Beverly Hills, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• James A. Breslo, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee.