United States Fourth Circuit

The Eleventh Amendment shields an agency created by interstate compact and shields its individual employees when the agency is the real party at interest from plaintiff's claims that the agency violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 USC 2601, et seq.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2001
• Decided 06/20/2001
• Published 06/20/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and LUTTIG and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gerard J. Stief, Associate General, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC, for Appellants.  Paul Francis Evelius, Wright, Constable & Skeen, L.L.P., Baltimore, MD, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Cheryl C. Burke, General, Robert J. Kniaz, Deputy General, Sonia A. Bacchus, Assistant General Counsel, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC, for Appellants.