Legal Opinion

Wheaton v. Ogden Newspapers, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided October 8, 1999No. C98-3029MWBPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT OGDEN NEWSPAPERS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.1055

A. Procedural Background.1055

B. Factual Background. 1056

II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1057

III. LEGAL ANALYSIS. Oí LO O tH

A. Disability Discrimination Under The ALDA Oí LO O t — I

1. Analytical frameiuork for ADA claims.1059

2. Wheaton’s disability claim.1060

a. Actual disability.1060

i. Substantial limitations in major life activities.1060

ii. Wheaton’s qualifications for actual disability with respect to the major life activities of…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Bragdon v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. ArlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Napreljac v. John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2006
  2. Mercado Cordova v. Walmart Puerto Rico, Inc.United States District Court · 2019
  3. Walsted v. Woodbury County, IADistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
  4. Ciszewski v. Engineered Polymers Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2001
  5. Hahn Ex Rel. Barta v. Linn County, IADistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001

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