McKlintic v. 36th Judicial Circuit Court

Larry McKlintic appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of his suit against his employer, the 36th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri, seeking relief under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (known as the *877FMLA) granting a right to leave on account of the employee’s own illness (known as the self-care provisions of the Act). The district court held that McKlintic’s suit against the State was barred by the Eleventh Amendment, which the court held, was not abrogated by the FMLA’s self-care provisions. McKlintic v. 36th Judicial Circuit Court, 464 F.Supp.2d 871,…