Gregg Conitz, Appellant v. Alaska State Commission for Human Rights, and Teck Alaska Incorporated, Appellees

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Conitz's administrative appeal as moot because his claims had already been finally adjudicated in federal court and could not be pursued again before the Commission under res judicata. Although the appeal was filed late, the court relaxed the appellate deadlines because counsel's errors reflected reasonable confusion and caused no demonstrated prejudice. The court declined to decide the legality of Teck's shareholder preference or require an adversarial hearing.