Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2001No. 00-2099PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON, wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge LUTTIG, joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether the district court properly dismissed plaintiffs suit on sovereign immunity grounds. We affirm the dismissal, but for reasons different from the district court.
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Plaintiff Sheila Montgomery worked as an administrative aide to the Warden of Maryland’s Eastern Correctional Institute (ECI). In September 1999, Montgomery took extended leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to have a scheduled surgical…
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