Authorities Cited: United States Code 29 U.S.C. § 2601 29 U.S.C. § 2611(11) 29 U.S.C. § 2612(1)(D) 29 U.S.C. § 2654 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 825.114 29 C.F.R. § 825.114(a)(2) 29 C.F.R. § 825.114(a)(2)(i) Supreme Court 467 U.S. 837, 842-843 533 U.S. 218, 226-227 Circuit Courts 119 F.3d 330, 334 136 F.3d 764, 769 169 F.3d 494, 499 205 F.3d 370, 380 239 F.3d 1199, 1206 257 F.3d 373, 382 293 F.3d 1254, 1258 293 F.3d 1338, 1348 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1) 200 F. Supp. 2d 507, 509