Legal Opinion
Regenia G. Townsel v. State of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2000No. 99-3873PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Regenia Townsel appeals the District Court’s 1 adverse grant of judgment on the pleadings in her suit under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) against her former employer, the State of Missouri. 2 We affirm.
Upon de novo review of the record before us, see Porous Media Corp. v. Pall Corp., 186 F.3d 1077, 1079 (8th Cir.1999), and consideration of the parties’ submissions on appeal, we conclude that the District Court properly dismissed Plaintiffs FMLA claim against Defendant as barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity. See Chittister v. Department of Community and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kimel v. Florida Board of RegentsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Porous Media Corporation v. Pall CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Alsbrook v. City Of MaumelleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Monroe Hale v. Louis Mann, Deputy Commissioner, Sued in His Individual Capacity and the State of New York Office of Children and Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Laro v. New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- William Hibbs, United States of America, Intervenor v. Department of Human Resources Charlotte Crawford Nikki FirpoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Lizzi v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Brockman v. Wyoming Department of Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- Jennifer Miles v. Bellfontaine Habilitation CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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