No. 24-481

Irma Leibas v. Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff, Cook County, Illinois, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act circuit-split employment-discrimination essential-job-functions medical-restrictions reasonable-accommodation
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Latest Conference: 2024-11-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Seventh Circuit correctly deferred to a doctor's medical restrictions in determining ADA 'qualified individual' status, or whether a more comprehensive assessment of job function capabilities is required

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether in denying Petitioner a reasonable accommodation for, inter alia, up to three additional bathroom breaks per shift, the Seventh Circuit correctly deferred exclusively to a doctor’s statement of Leibas’ medical restrictions in determining whether she is a “qualified individual” under the ADA, or whether other circuits are correct in requiring a holistic, fact-intensive individualized assessment of a disabled employee’s ability to perform essential job functions?

Docket Entries

2024-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-10-31
Waiver of right of respondent Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, et al. to respond filed.
2024-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2024)

Attorneys

Irma Leibas
Cass Thomas CasperDISPARTI LAW GROUP, P.A., Petitioner
Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, et al.
Jonathon Delmar ByrerCook County State's Attorney's Office, Respondent