Legal Opinion
Marquita Palmer v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-3659PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The application of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., to persons suffering from mental illness presents difficult issues illustrated by this case in which the district judge granted summary judgment for the Circuit Court of Cook County. The court employed the plaintiff, Marquita Palmer, as a social service caseworker, and she was doing fine until Clara Johnson became her supervisor. Shortly afterward, Palmer had a falling out with another worker, Nicki Lazzaro, who Palmer thought had decided to become friends with Johnson rather than with her.…
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