Legal Opinion
Felkins v. City of Lakewood
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2014No. 13-1415PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Cynthia Felkins, formerly an emergency dispatcher for the City of Lakewood, Colorado, alleges that she suffers from a condition called avascular necrosis that qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (2012), and that the City refused to accommodate that disability. She brought suit against the City under the Act, but the district court granted the City summary judgment. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. Ms. Felkins’s claim fails because she presented no expert medical evidence…
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