Legal Opinion
Angelina Povey v. City of Jefferson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 2012No. 11-1896PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, District Judge.
Angelina Povey injured her wrist while working as an attendant at the City of Jeffersonville (“Jeffersonville”) animal shelter. Jeffersonville ultimately terminated Povey’s employment. Povey brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 12101 alleging that her termination violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The district court granted Jeffersonville’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Povey does not qualify as “disabled” under the ADA. We affirm.
I. Background
As one of three adoption assistant/kennel attendants for the Jeffersonville animal shelter,…
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