Legal Opinion
Thornton v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 12, 2009No. 08-2162PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Charles Thornton appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that was entered upon the court’s grant of summary judgment to United Parcel Service (“UPS”) on Mr. Thornton’s disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Because we agree with the district court that the allegations encompassed by Mr. Thornton’s August 2001 charge filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) do not support the ADA claims he presents here, we affirm.
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