Opinion ID: 2974266
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Heading: jurisdiction

Text: As an arm of the state, Summit is immune under the Eleventh Amendment from claims brought under Title I of the ADA. See Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett, 531 U.S. 356, 374 (2001). Thus, Gentry’s claims that are barred by the Eleventh Amendment should have been dismissed by the district court without prejudice. See Dillon-Barber v. Regents of the University of Michigan, 51 F. App’x 946, 949 (6th Cir. 2002). However, states do not have Eleventh Amendment immunity against private suits for relief under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. See Nihiser v. Ohio E.P.A., 269 F.3d 626, 628 (6th Cir. 2001). Therefore, we can review the merits of Gentry’s hostile-work environment claim. Likewise, the self-care FMLA claim should be dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. See Touvell v. Ohio Dep’t of Mental Retardation and Dev. Disabilities, 422 F.3d 392, 400 (6th Cir. 2005).