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LONG v. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS

No. 08-3094.

585 F.3d 344 (2009)

Julie Stephens LONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Baker, Attorney (argued), Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Tracy C. Litzinger, Attorney, Leonard W. Sachs, Attorney (argued), Howard & Howard, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, SYKES, Circuit Judge, and KENDALL, District Judge.

KENDALL, District Judge.

Julie Stephens Long's employment with the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois ("TRS") came to an end on February 3, 2006. While TRS maintains that it fired her for poor performance, Long believes that she was fired in retaliation for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of TRS, which Long now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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