Legal Opinion

Wanda Y. Dockens v. Dekalb County School System, Dr. Crawford Lewis

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 28, 2011No. 11-10234UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Wanda Dockens appeals pro se the district court’s grant of summary judgment on her retaliation claim under the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2610 et seq, and the decision to decline supplemental jurisdiction over her claim under Georgia’s Fair Dismissal Act, Ga.Code Ann. § 20-2-940 et seq. Dockens contends that the district court erred when it found she had failed to present either direct or circumstantial evidence of retaliation and that it should have retained supplemental jurisdiction over her state law claim.

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Dockens began working for the DeKalb County School System as a media…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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  4. Loretta Wilson v. B/E Aerospace, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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