Legal Opinion
Townsend v. University of Alaska
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2008No. 07-35993PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Robert David Townsend sued his former employer, the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in federal district court, alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA” or the “Act”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4333. The district court dismissed his action, concluding that it lacked jurisdiction over a USERRA claim brought by an individual against an arm of the state. The district court also denied Townsend’s motion to amend his complaint to add individual state supervisors as defendants, reasoning that such an amendment would…
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