Legal Opinion
Walker v. Elmore County Board of Education
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 24, 2002No. CIV.A. 01-T-067-NPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
In this lawsuit, plaintiff Brandi Hare Walker charges that defendant Elmore County Board of Education violated her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 2601-2654, frequently referred to as the FMLA. Jurisdiction is proper under 29 U.S.C.A. § 2617(2). This case is now before the court on the school board’s motion to dismiss and alternative motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the dismissal motion will be denied and the summary-judgment motion granted. 1
I. BACKGROUND
Walker was hired by the Elmore County…
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