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CARTER v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO.

Nos. 05-2220, 05-2429.

456 F.3d 841 (2006)

Clyde O. CARTER, Jr.; Lawrence Hopkins, Plaintiffs, Stephen Jeffery, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chuck N. Chionuma, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Carl A. Gallagher, argued, Kansas City, KS (Brian J. Zickefoose, on the brief), for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Jeffery appeals the judgment of the district court2 setting aside punitive damages that had been awarded after a trial by jury. Kansas City Southern Railway Company ("Southern"), in a cross-appeal, argues that the district court erred by not precluding Jeffery's claims under the doctrine of res judicata and by submitting Jeffery's claims of race discrimination to the jury. We affirm.

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