No. 19-8717

Lance E. Felton v. City of Jackson, Mississippi

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights disability-accommodation disability-rights employment-discrimination interactive-process post-traumatic-stress-disorder pretext reasonable-accommodation termination
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the City of Jackson, Mississippi failed to accommodate Lance Felton's disability pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . A. While a Patrol Lieutenant employed with the City of Jackson, Mississippi (“the city”), Lance Felton (“Felton”) suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD”) . due to a work-related incident. The question is whether the city failed to accommodate Felton’s disability pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). . : : B. The ADA requires an employer to engage in an interactive process with an employee who requests an accommodation for a disability. The interactive process establishes the changes needed to enable the employee to continue to ; work. The question is whether the city failed to engage in the interactive process. C. After Felton suffered PTSD, the city later terminated Felton. The questions is . whether Felton’s termination was pretextual. . .

Docket Entries

2020-12-17
Case considered closed.
2020-10-05
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 26, 2020, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a).
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-26
Waiver of right of respondent City of Jackson, Mississippi to respond filed.
2020-06-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 17, 2020)

Attorneys

City of Jackson, Mississippi
LaShundra Jackson-WintersOffice of the City Attorney, Jackson, Mississippi, Respondent
Lance E. Felton
Lance E. Felton — Petitioner