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BENJAMIN STANLEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY; WARREN HILLS and
KATIE DECAMP, individually and in their professional
capacities,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 23-1808 |
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids.
No. 1:23-cv-00206—Jane M. Beckering, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: June 24, 2024
Before: CLAY, THAPAR, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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MATHIS, Circuit Judge. Benjamin Stanley worked for Western Michigan University
(“WMU”) for about one month when WMU terminated his employment. Stanley then sued
WMU and a few of its employees. He claimed that WMU and certain supervisors discriminated
and retaliated against in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Stanley also
brought a claim under Michigan’s Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (“PWDCRA”),
as well as a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court dismissed
Stanley’s federal claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction based on Eleventh Amendment
immunity and dismissed his state-law claims for failure to comply with the Michigan Court of
Claims Act’s notification statute. See Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6431. The district court also
denied leave for Stanley to amend his complaint. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of
Stanley’s federal claims and the denial of Stanley’s motion for leave to amend his complaint, but
we vacate the judgment in part and remand to the district court to dismiss Stanley’s federal and
state-law claims without prejudice. |
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BRENT A. ADKINS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LP,
Defendant-Appellee. |
No. 23-3418 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati.
No. 1:17-cv-00643—Douglas Russell Cole, District Judge.
Argued: June 13, 2024
Decided and Filed: June 24, 2024
Before: CLAY, THAPAR, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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MATHIS, Circuit Judge. Brent Adkins worked as a crew member on one of Marathon
Petroleum Company’s inland river barges. He brought claims against Marathon under the Jones
Act and general maritime law asserting that his service on the barge caused his lung function to
deteriorate. The district court granted summary judgment to Marathon. For the following
reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district court. |
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