Legal Opinion
Chayoon v. Chao
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 16, 2004No. 03-6143PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-Appellant Joseph Chayoon appeals the district court’s dismissal of his Federal Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., claim against several individuals who either hold positions on the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council or are officers and/or employees of Mash-antucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, which operates the gaming facility known as Foxwoods Resort Casino. We affirm the district court’s dismissal for lack of *143subject matter jurisdiction because defendants are immune from this suit.2
“On a motion invoking sovereign immunity to dismiss for lack of subject matter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- C & L Enterprises Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Florida Paraplegic, Ass'n v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Hilda Garcia v. Akwesasne Housing Authority and John RansomCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Cna v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Overton v. New York State Division Of Military And Naval AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Committee on Ways & Means of the U.S. House of RepresentativesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Gristede's Foods, Inc. v. Unkechuage NationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2009
- Campo Band of Mission Indians v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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