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Akins v. Atlanta Independent School System et al

REPLY BRIEF re MOTION for Summary Judgment

26 Cited authorities

  1. Gilmour v. Gates, McDonald and Co.

    382 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 1,312 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding claim raised in brief in opposition to summary judgment was not before the court on appeal because it was not in the complaint

  2. Cordoba v. Dillard's, Inc.

    419 F.3d 1169 (11th Cir. 2005)   Cited 698 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim "built ... from language in our own opinions" was not frivolous

  3. Hurlbert v. St. Mary's Health Care Sys. Inc.

    439 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2006)   Cited 648 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff may not amend its complaint through a summary judgment filing

  4. Burnes v. Pemco Aeroplex, Inc.

    291 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2002)   Cited 573 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "courts must always give due consideration to all of the circumstances of a particular case when considering the applicability of this doctrine"

  5. Hargray v. City of Hallandale

    57 F.3d 1560 (11th Cir. 1995)   Cited 171 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding resignation voluntary where the plaintiff had advance notice of potential criminal charges, had an opportunity to consider alternatives and was subsequently forced to make an unpleasant decision in a short period of time, while he felt intimidated, without the advice of an attorney

  6. Williams v. Waste Management, Inc.

    411 F. App'x 226 (11th Cir. 2011)   Cited 67 times
    Holding that a two-month gap is not "very close"

  7. Henderson v. Express

    No. 10-15633 (11th Cir. Oct. 6, 2011)   Cited 62 times
    Holding falsification of a time card broke the causal chain

  8. Pruitt Corp. v. Dept. of Comy. Health

    284 Ga. 158 (Ga. 2008)   Cited 46 times
    Holding that agency's interpretation of a term contained in an internal manual was not to be afforded deference because the manual was not a duly-enacted statute, rule, or regulation

  9. Brisk v. Shoreline Found., Inc.

    654 F. App'x 415 (11th Cir. 2016)   Cited 29 times
    Holding four-month gap between firing and FMLA leave too "tenuous" to establish causation

  10. Edwards v. Nat'l Vision Inc.

    568 F. App'x 854 (11th Cir. 2014)   Cited 31 times
    Holding that the statute of limitations for claims under federal statutes enacted before December 1, 1990, including § 1981, is governed by an analogous state statute of limitations, which is two years in Alabama

  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 501,343 times   705 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

  12. Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 93,795 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

  13. Section 50-14-1 - Meetings to be open to public; limitation on action to contest agency action; recording; notice of time and place; access to minutes; teleconference

    Ga. Code § 50-14-1   Cited 106 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing that all votes "shall be taken in ... compliance with the posting and agenda requirements"