Legal Opinion
Shannon v. New York City Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 13, 2003No. Docket No. 02-7266PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Curtis Shannon, who worked as a bus driver, was found to be color-blind and asked to resign his position in lieu of termination. Shannon contends that he was constructively fired on the basis of a “regarded as” disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and of state and local disability discrimination laws. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sweet, /.) granted summary judgment to defendants New York City Transit Authority and the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit…
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