Legal Opinion
Brownfield v. City of Yakima
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2010No. 09-35628PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUCERO, Circuit Judge:
Oscar J. Brownfield appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Yakima on his claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and for First Amendment retaliation. We hold that the City did not violate Brownfield’s rights under the ADA by requiring a fitness for duty exam (“FFDE”) after he repeatedly exhibited emotionally volatile behavior while serving as a police officer, that his complaints regarding a coworker with whom he shared duties did not address matters of…
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