Legal Opinion
Clinton C. Simpson v. Reynolds Metals Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1980No. 79-2110PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Clinton Simpson, who suffers from alcoholism, brought suit under §§ 504 and 503(a) of Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 794 and 793(a), alleging his discharge by defendant Reynolds Metals Company (“Reynolds”) resulted from discrimination against'him because of his alcoholism and violated the affirmative action covenant in Reynolds’ government procurement contracts. The district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss, 1 and Simpson appealed. We hold that to maintain an action for employment discrimination under § 504, a…
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