Legal Opinion
Josephine Okwu v. Cindy McKim
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2012No. 11-15369PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the issue of whether a state employee may sue state officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117. The defendants in this case determined that Plaintiff Josephine Okwu’s psychological disorders made her unfit for reinstatement from disability retirement to active service with the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”). Okwu alleges that this decision deprived her of her right to a reasonable accommodation under the ADA and to the equal…
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