Swanson v. City of Tuskegee, Alabama

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION DERRICK E. SWANSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL CASE NO. 3:23-cv-291-ECM ) [WO] CITY OF TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This case concerns the termination of Derrick E. Swanson (“Swanson”), the former city manager for the City of Tuskegee, Alabama (“the City”), after he requested leave under the Family Medical Leave Act,

29 U.S.C. § 2615

(“FMLA” or the “Act”). Swanson claims that the City willfully interfered with his request for FMLA leave and retaliated…