Legal Opinion
Donald M. Stewart v. County of Brown and Sheriff Michael Donart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1996No. 95-2776PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., forbid discrimination against qualified disabled individuals and impose a duty on employers to make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. In this case, Donald Stewart claims that Brown County, Wisconsin, and the Sheriff of Brown County, Michael Donart, violated those duties with respect to him. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding that Stewart’s claim…
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