Susan Gates v. Mgm Grand Detroit, L.l.c.

* The Honorable Thomas B. Russell of the United States District Court for the Western
District of Kentucky, sitting by designation.
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION
File Name: 05a0158n.06
Filed: March 1, 2005
No. 03-2505
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
SUSAN GATES,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MGM GRAND DETROIT, L.L.C.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
O P I N I O N
BEFORE: BATCHELDER, COLE, Circuit Judges, RUSSELL, District Judge*
PER CURIAM. Plaintiff-Appellant Susan Gates appeals the district court’s grant of
summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee MGM Grand Detroit in this case brought pursuant to the
Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. The district court found that Gates
did not establish a prima facie case of retaliation under the FMLA because she failed to show a
causal connection between her FMLA-protected leave and her discharge. In the alternative, the
court found that Gates failed to show that MGM’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for
discharge was pretextual.
This Court reviews a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. McKay v. Toyota
Motor Mfg., USA, Inc., 110 F.3d 369, 372 (6th Cir. 1997). We have reviewed the record and the

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parties’ submissions. For substantially the same reasons set forth in the district court’s
comprehensive opiniondated October 2, 2003, we AFFIRM the grant of summary judgment.

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