Sarkissian v. City of Calabasas
A municipal employee was terminated after falsely accusing a coworker of criminal misconduct. The employee invoked an internal appeal process and an administrative hearing officer upheld the termination. The employee unsuccessfully challenged the administrative decision in a petition for a writ of mandate in the trial court. The denial of the petition was affirmed on appeal. The employee has now brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and his former coworkers. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit on a motion for summary judgment, reasoning that the employee is estopped from relitigating issues adjudicated against him in the administrative proceeding. Court affirm.
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