No. 19-1356

Thomas Joseph Skelton v. Supreme Court of Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-06-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act bar-admission bar-certification disability-discrimination discrimination disparate-impact intentional-discrimination mental-health-status public-entities qualified-individual reasonable-accommodations
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Respondents intentionally discriminated against or disproportionately impacted Petitioner by denying his certification and licensure to the Illinois bar on findings and conclusions of Petitioner's disability, without providing reasonable accommodations, in contravention of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination by public entities in all programs, activities, and services against qualified individuals with disabilities is prohibited. Petitioner is a qualified individual under the Act. Respondents are public entities responsible for certifying and licensing individuals as attorneys to the Illinois bar. Following a hearing in which Petitioner presented unrebutted evidence regarding his diagnosis, Respondents denied Petitioner’s certification and licensure to the Illinois bar, without offering any reasonable accommodations, and basing their decision on findings and conclusions related to his disability, mental health status, history, and treatment. The question presented is whether Respondents intentionally discriminated against or disproportionately impacted Petitioner, following his submission of unrebutted evidence, by denying his certification and licensure on findings and conclusions of Petitioner’s disability, without providing reasonable accommodations, in contravention of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-10
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, and Committee on Character and Fitness for the First Judicial District to respond filed.
2020-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2020)

Attorneys

Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, and Committee on Character and Fitness for the First Judicial District
Evan SiegelOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Evan SiegelOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Thomas J. Skelton
Laurie Webb DanielHolland & Knight LLP, Petitioner
Laurie Webb DanielHolland & Knight LLP, Petitioner