Legal Opinion
Rodney Harrell v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 2005No. 03-4204PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Harrell filed this action against his former employer, the United States Postal Service (“USPS” or “Postal Service”), alleging violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Postal Service. Mr. Harrell has appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Mr. Harrell began…
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