Strickland v. City of Markham

Plaintiff, a public employee, believed that his employer had taken action against him for unlawful reasons and sought relief under both state and federal law in both administrative proceedings and lawsuits. The Seventh Circuit considered the question of whether the law of claim preclusion defeated plaintiff’s claims. The appellate court concluded that the principles of claim preclusion blocked most of plaintiff’s claims filed in a federal lawsuit except for those claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.