Dowd v. St. Columban's

October 14, 1994 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT No. 93-2266 THOMAS F. DOWD, Plaintiff Appellant, v. ST. COLUMBAN'S RETIREMENT HOUSE, ET AL., Defendants, Appellees. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND [Hon. Francis J. Boyle, Senior U.S. District Judge] Before Torruella, Chief Judge, Selya and Cyr, Circuit Judges. Thomas F. Dowd on brief pro se. Edward P. Sowa, Jr., Kevin S. Cotter, Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., on brief for appellees. Per Curiam. For the reasons set forth at length in the magistrate-judge's report dated September 9, 1993, we agree that plaintiff's claim for damages for "injuries sustained in his mission work" is barred on res judicata grounds. See Dowd v. Society of St. Columbans, 861 F.2d 761 (1st Cir. 1988) (per curiam) (affirming dismissal of similar claim on same basis). We likewise agree that plaintiff's claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act is properly subject to dismissal without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The judgment is therefore affirmed.