United States Seventh Circuit

In an employment dispute, defendant is entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act where the district court misread a medical certification submitted to his employer which established his entitlement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2005
• Decided 10/18/2005
• Published 10/18/2005

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas Olson (argued), McGehee, Boling, Whitmire & Olson, Silvis, IL, Earl A. Payson, McGehee, Olson, Pepping, Balk & Payson, Davenport, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay L. Grytdahl (argued), Federal Express Corporation, Legal Department, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellee.