Legal Opinion
David L. Morrison v. Amway Corporation, N.K.A. Alticor, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Magic Carpet Aviation, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 5, 2003No. 02-11690PublishedCited by 541 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant David L. Morrison appeals the district court’s order dismissing his action under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We write to address a single issue: when reviewing a defendant’s motion to dismiss an FMLA action on grounds that the plaintiff was not an “eligible employee” under the Act, should the district court review the motion using the standards applicable for Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Rule 56? The district court in this case used the 12(b)(1)…
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