C.A., Sept. 27, 2010)(33959) April 5, 2013
There is not and should not be a rule of public policy precluding the applicability of issue estoppel to police disciplinary hearings based upon judicial oversight of police accountability; instead there should be a flexible approach, whereby courts have the discretion to refuse to apply issue estoppel if it will work an injustice, even where the preconditions have been
There is not and should not be a rule of public policy precluding the applicability of
issue estoppel to police disciplinary hearings based upon judicial oversight of police accountability; instead
there should be a flexible approach, whereby courts have the discretion to refuse to apply issue estoppel if it will work an injustice, even where the preconditions have been
there should be a flexible approach, whereby courts have the discretion to refuse to apply
issue estoppel if it will work an injustice, even where the preconditions have been met.
Whether
issue estoppel or cause of action
estoppel is applicable, at the end of the day the court must determine whether it should exercise its discretion to bar the action by reason of res judicata or whether
there are exceptional or special circumstances that should apply.