Baker v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA JOHN BAKER, Plaintiff, 8:20CV315 vs. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant. This matter is before the Court on the defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (“U.P.” or “the Railroad”) motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s disparate impact claim for equitable relief, Filing No. 427. This is an action for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),

42 U.S.C. § 12101

et seq. The plaintiff alleges that U.P. imposed unlawful work restrictions that prevented him from returning to work for a year…