Legal Opinion
McKnight v. Gates
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2008No. 07-5853UnpublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sammy R. McKnight appeals the dismissal of his claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 683a, and the denial of his motion for class certification. We agree with the District Court that McKnight failed to exhaust his administrative remedies or otherwise comply with the prerequisites to file his class-based claims. With regard to his individual claims of age discrimination, McKnight failed to state a claim under the ADEA. For these reasons, we will affirm.
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McKnight is a retired civil service employee of the…
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