COOPER v. FULTON COUNTY, GA.

No. 05-12318.

458 F.3d 1282 (2006)

Ralph COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sudevi Navalkar Gbosh, Rolesia Butler Dancy, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Russell Gordon Burnett, Atlanta, GA, for Cooper.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, and MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge.


MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge:

Ralph Cooper ("Cooper") brought this action against his former employer, Fulton County, Georgia ("the County"), alleging that the County violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 ("FMLA"), when it terminated him for failing to provide medical certification for an absence within six days of the County's written request. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Cooper on the issue of liability...

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