Kolela Mpoyo v. Litton Electro-Optical Systems

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• holding that the first res judicata criterion is “whether the two suits arise out of the same transactional nucleus of facts”
• holding that a summary judgment dismissal is “considered a decision on the merits for [claim preclusion] purposes”
• holding that while “the latter three criteria do[] not yield a clear outcome,” the “first criterion controls” and established res judicata
• concluding that two sets of claims both 10 involved a common nucleus of operative fact where they arose from defendant’s “conduct while 11 [plaintiff] was an employee and specifically from the events leading to his termination”
• concluding that former 16 employee’s Title VII, FLSA, and FMLA claims arose from same transaction because they 17 “form[ed] a convenient trial unit that discloses a cohesive narrative of an employee- 18 employer relationship and a controversial termination”
• holding that the second and third res judicata criteria are “whether rights or interests established in the prior judgment would be destroyed or impaired by prosecution of the second action [and] whether the two suits involve infringement of the same right”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).