· 8/11/2008
McIntosh v. Partridge
Citations
- 540 F.3d 315
- 2008 WL 3198250
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- emphasizing that Congress expressly intended to limit USERRA suits against states to state courts
- affirming district court’s finding that equal protection claim occasionally mentioned alongside due process claim was waived
- “In his brief, McIntosh occasionally mentions an ‘equal protection’ claim in conjunction with his due pro- cess claim, but this claim is inadequately briefed and is hence waived.”
- “Of course, a state department or agency (and its officers sued for damages in their official capacity) is considered as being the state for purposes of the Eleventh Amendment”
- “USERRA’s jurisdictional statute provides that in ‘an action against a State (as an employer) by a person, the action may be brought in a State court.’ 38 U.S.C. § 4323(b)(2
- “While [w]e may affirm a summary judgment on any ground supported by the record, this principle does not of itself generally justify affirmance on a ground not raised below.” (alteration in original) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Garwood, Clement, Elrod
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