Staats v. County of Sawyer
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
220 F.3d 511 (2000)
Relevant factsFree
After Wisconsin state courts dismissed Staats's (plaintiff) state-law discrimination claims against the counties (defendants), he separately brought federal ADA claims following an EEOC right-to-sue letter, and the district court dismissed those federal claims as precluded by the earlier state-court judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a claim is precluded if the court that heard the previous suit did not have jurisdiction over the current claim.