H. Charles Tellis v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.

THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

H. Charles Tellis appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Alaska Airlines on his Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) claim, 29 U.S.C. §'2601 et seq. Tellis argues he raised a genuine issue of material fact as to whether his cross-country trip to retrieve the family vehicle during his wife’s late-stage pregnancy difficulties, and his calling her on the phone during the three and a half days he was away, were “to care for” his wife under the FMLA and thus a protected absence from -his' employment. We conclude as a matter of law that Tellis.’s trip…