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Case Name | Marine v. College of Sequoias | |
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Date | 02/01/2012 | |
Note | A college employee fired after getting into a fight with a co-worker's sister and being tried for assault with a deadly weapon could not challenge her termination, but she could pursue her claims of retaliation and discrimination based on her request for accommodation of her disabilities. | |
Citation | F061765 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 38532012 CA |
MARINE v. COLLEGE OF SEQUOIAS ROSALINDA MARINE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS, Defendant and Respondent. Lockyer v. Shamrock Foods Co. (2000) 24 Cal. 4th 415, 431; Burden v. Snowden (1992) 2 Cal. 4th 556, 562. )Collateral Estoppel Collateral estoppel, which is also known as issue preclusion, "prevents `relitigation of issues argued and decided in prior proceedings. 'The administrative decision included findings that the evidence established Castillo's continued unsatisfactory attendance and failure to improve, and Castillo's discharge was appropriate. Initially we note that we need not determine whether a community college district is a "school district" exempted from the provisions of section 1094. 6.
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