RILEY, J.
In this case, we decide whether a formal and final decision by the Civil Service Commission rejecting a discrimination claim precludes relitigation of that issue in a subsequently filed action in circuit court. We hold that collateral estoppel bars relitigation of this claim. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
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Plaintiff David Nummer is a white male who was hired as an auditor by the Treasury Department in 1970...
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