Does it violate the Americans with Disabilities Act to punish an individual for being mentally ill by summarily revoking their professional license and denying them the ability to participate in a program specifically designed for professionals who are facing discipline due to a mental illness, when the licensing agency knew the mental illness caused the actions warranting discipline?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. DOES IT VIOLATE THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, TO . PUNISH AN INDIVIDUAL FOR BEING MENTALLY ILL, BY SUMMARILY REVOKING THEIR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND DENY THEM THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE FACING f DICIPLINE DUE TO A MENTAL ILLNESS; WHICH, WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE WHILE THEY REHABILITATE, WHEN THE LICENSING AGENCY KNEW THE MENTAL ILLNESS CUASED THE ACTIONS WARRANTING F DISCIPLINE? 2. IS DISPARATE PUNISHMENT FOR ETHICAL VIOLATIONS, WHERE GENDER AND MENTALL ILLNESS ARE INVOLVED, A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION THAT VIOLATES ONE’S RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT? q 3. WOULD REQUIRING A PROFESSIONAL TO RE-TAKE A LICENSING EXAM TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE REINSTATED, WHEN THEIR LICENSE WAS IMPROPERLY TAKEN DUE TO ACTIONS CAUSED BY q A DISABILITY, WHERE THE PROFESSIONAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPETENTLY PERFORMED THEIR PROFESSIONAL TASKS AT ALL TIMES AND HAS SINCE REHABILITATED FROM THE MENTAL ILLNESS, VIOLATE THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT? h I. Hi { 1 ! . ne ee i oe ‘ ii i Ps) ae) iy ivy . % S. 8 = yg 2 ag 3 Bg. 9) i] > & wy n ae fo) : fe ogF 3 = ae E ite) : k © a = ge fe) ie 3 8 fe o oy res] gs &s g . g BE Z . S 8B . > ee 7 8s. ; Boe Q ff ° SO pew § 8 8 rs _ oO [or Ey CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PERSONS Petitioner hereby certifies she is not aware of any entity or person that rules f 8.208 and 8.488 of the California Rules of Court require to be listed inthis . j Certificate. i ! | | 1 es | iv q