Legal Opinion
Linda Faulkner v. Douglas County, Nebraska
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 12, 2018No. 17-1387PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Linda Faulkner appeals the district court's 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Douglas County Department of Corrections (DCDC) in this employment dispute based upon allegations of gender, age, and, most significantly, disability discrimination under state and federal civil rights laws. Because Faulkner cannot perform the essential functions of her job and was not discriminated against on any other basis, we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
At the time she filed her complaint, Faulkner was a 56-year old woman who worked for DCDC from April 2003 to January 2014,…
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