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Colburn v. Parker Hannifin/Nichols Portland Division

District Court, D. Maine

Decided January 25, 2005No. CIV. 04-10-P-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

HORNBY, District Judge.

This is a lawsuit by a former employee charging that his employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601-2654 and its Maine counterpart, 26 M.R.S.A. § 843-848. After oral argument on January 3, 2005, 1 Adopt the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge that the employer be awarded summary judgment. My review is de novo. I make the following observations about issues that arose during the briefing and arguing of objections to the Recommended Decision.

The Magistrate Judge…

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  4. Simon, Sarah v. Cooperative Educational Service Agency 5District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2021

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