Kelvin Washington v. Hca Health Services of Texas, Inc., Doing Business as Hca Spring Branch Medical Center

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In this interlocutory appeal, we are asked to decide whether a court should consider the plaintiffs medicated or unmedieated condition to determine whether the plaintiff has a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Facts and Proceedings Below

Plaintiff-appellee Kelvin Washington (Washington) brought a claim under the ADA against his former employer, defendant-appellant HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc. (the Hospital), alleging that he was discriminated against in violation of the ADA due to the fact that he suffers from Adult Stills Disease.

Washingt…