Blinkoff v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 20 A.3d 1272 (2011)

Citation: Blinkoff v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 20 A.3d 1272 (2011)
Parent Document: Blinkoff v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 20 A.3d 1272 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2011-06-28
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2551132/blinkoff-v-commission-on-human-... ↗

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The following procedural background is also relevant. After the plaintiff filed her administrative complaint with the commission on January 20, 1995, proceedings were stayed pending the resolution of an action she filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut relating to the same allegations. The District Court, Underhill, J., dismissed the state law claims without prejudice, and the balance of her claims proceeded to a jury trial. Following a jury verdict against the plaintiff on her federal law claims and the subsequent dismissal of her appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the commission’s presiding human rights referee (referee) granted the city’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs administrative complaint on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel. Thereafter, the Superior Court, Berger, J.,

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