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rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the FMLA prohibited her employer from requiring that she submit medical information to her department head in support of her request for FMLA leave
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No. 06-1522.
Argued April 19, 2007.
Filed: April 25, 2007.
On Appeal from the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, D.C. No. 04-cv-05787, District Judge: Hon. Faith S. Hochberg.
Stephen E. Klausner, Esq. (Argued), Klausner Hunter, Somerville, NJ, for Appellant.
Aron M. Schwartz, Esq. (Argued), Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith Davis, Wood-bridge, NJ, for Appellee.
Ann E. Reesman, Esq., McGuiness, Norris Williams, Washington, D.C., for Amicus-appellee.
OPINION OF THE COURT
Laurie O'Reilly appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in this action that she filed under the Family Medical Leave Act. 29 U.S.C.A. § 2601 et. seq. We will affirm.
Since we write primarily for the parties who are familiar with this case, we need not repeat the facts or procedural history. O'Reilly claims the District Court erred in dismissing the complaint O'Reilly filed in which she claimed that Rutgers' insistence on her filing the required Health Care Provider form with a supervisor rather than with a medical professional violated both the FMLA and her right to privacy. The pertinent facts are not disputed.
In its thorough and well reasoned Opinion dated January 19, 2006, the District Court explained why Rutgers was entitled to judgment as a matter of law based upon the undisputed facts. We can add little to that court's analysis and discussion. Accordingly, we will affirm substantially for the reasons set forth in the aforementioned Opinion of the District Court.