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ACKER v. GENERAL MOTORS, L.L.C.

No. 16-11174.

853 F.3d 784 (2017)

Lonny ACKER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. GENERAL MOTORS, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed April 10, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison Christine Reppond , Trial Attorney, Rob Wiley, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John Bridges Brown , Attorney, Stephanie Johnson Manning , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JONES and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Lonny Acker is a General Motors, L.L.C. ("GM") employee who was approved for intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") leave but on several occasions was absent from work and did not follow company protocol for requesting FMLA leave. He suffered several weeks of disciplinary unpaid layoff. He sued...

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