Hawley v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia , 203 F. App'x 997 ( 2006 )

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
November 1, 2006
No. 05-16723 THOMAS K. KAHN
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 05-02978-CV-CAP-1
RANDAL HAWLEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM OF GEORGIA,
d.b.a. The Georgia Institute of Technology,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(November 1, 2006)
Before DUBINA, CARNES and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Randal Hawley appeals the dismissal for frivolity of his employment
discrimination claims, on the basis that those claims were barred by the doctrine of
res judicata, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). Hawley argues that there
was no res judicata bar to his complaint because he lacked a full and fair
opportunity to litigate the issues in his previous employment discrimination suit,
and thus, there had been no “final judgment on the merits” of that case. We have
reviewed the record and are satisfied that Hawley’s complaint merely restated
claims that already had been adjudicated in a previous action and did not properly
raise any new causes of action. Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its
discretion by dismissing his action.
AFFIRMED.
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