Dowd v. St. Columban's

USCA1 Opinion









October 14, 1994 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 93-2266

THOMAS F. DOWD,

Plaintiff Appellant,

v.

ST. COLUMBAN'S RETIREMENT HOUSE, ET AL.,

Defendants, Appellees.


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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND


[Hon. Francis J. Boyle, Senior U.S. District Judge]
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Before

Torruella, Chief Judge,
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Selya and Cyr, Circuit Judges.
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Thomas F. Dowd on brief pro se.
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Edward P. Sowa, Jr., Kevin S. Cotter, Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys,
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Inc., on brief for appellees.
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Per Curiam. For the reasons set forth at length in the
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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
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Dowd v. Society of St. Columbans, 861 F.2d 761 (1st Cir.
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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.
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