Legal Opinion
Rosemary Patterson v. Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens, an Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1998No. 97-2595PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant, Rosemary Patterson (“Patterson”), a teacher at a special education school operated by the defendant-appellee, Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens (“CARC”), was dismissed from her job on May 18, 1995, for exhibiting “inappropriate behavior.” Patterson filed suit in district court, alleging she was wrongfully terminated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12117. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, and the district court, on June 5, 1997, granted the defendant’s motion, ruling that Patterson was not…
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