Legal Opinion
Clyde Pugh v. City of Attica, Indiana, Attica Police Department, Attica Board of Works
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2001No. 00-4169PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Clyde Pugh brought an ADA discrimination claim and a retaliatory discharge claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Attica, Indiana, and the Attica Board of Works (collectively “the City”). 1 The City filed a motion for summary judgment. The district court granted judgment to the City. The court held that Mr. Pugh failed to demonstrate that the City’s proffered reason for his discharge was a pretext, as required to succeed on the ADA claim. The court also rejected Mr. Pugh’s Section 1983 retaliatory discharge claim because he did not establish the requisite…
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