Legal Opinion

Edward B. Overton v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, and United States Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 22, 1992No. 91-3186PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Overton brought a claim against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 & 794 et seq. (1988). Over-ton claims that the EPA fired him because of his handicap. The district court granted summary judgment for the EPA, and we reverse.

I

We review a grant of summary judgment de novo, and must take the facts in the light most favorable to the non-movant. Martin v. Consultants & Administrators, Inc., 966 F.2d 1078, 1084 (7th Cir.1992). The following account, drawn from the…

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