US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinions Thompson v. Dallas City Attorney's Office Docket: 17-10952 Opinion Date: January 11, 2019 Judge: Willett Areas of Law: Civil Procedure Henson v. Columbus Bank & Trust Co., which allows a plaintiff to litigate in federal court a claim previously dismissed in state court, was not binding and contravened preexisting full faith a credit precedent. The Fifth Circuit held that res judicata precedent barred plaintiff's workplace discrimination claims after a Georgia state court determined that related claims were time-barred. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action on res judicata grounds. Read Opinion
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