Legal Opinion
Dennard v. Towson University
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 16, 2014No. Civil No. JFM-14-1330PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
J. FREDERICK MOTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Trudy Cobb Dennard brings this lawsuit against Towson University and Susan Picinich (collectively “defendants”), seeking damages and injunctive relief under the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq; Title 20 of Md.Code Ann., State Gov’t; and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 for Dennard’s alleged discriminatory demotion. Now pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss Count I of Dennard’s complaint, the FMLA self-care claim, based on state sovereign immunity.
No oral argument is necessary. See Local Rule…
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