Legal Opinion
Swonke v. Sprint Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 26, 2004No. C02-5039 TEHPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HENDERSON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This is a disability discrimination case brought by plaintiff Carl Swonke against his former employer Sprint, pursuant to the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA). Plaintiff had a number of physical disabilities which he claims Sprint failed to accommodate and which he asserts ultimately motivated defendant to terminate his employment. Sprint denies these charges and moves for summary judgment. The Court heard oral argument on March 29, 2004. Having fully considered all briefs and evidence submitted by the…
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