Legal Opinion
Cripe v. City of San Jose
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2001No. Nos. 99-15253, 00-15625PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in this consolidated action, San Jose police officers with neck and back injuries that prevent them from serving as patrol officers, contend that the City of San Jose’s policy that categorically restricts the jobs that officers with disabilities can perform to a small number of undesirable positions violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The City, reciting the importance of the work performed by police officers, disagrees. It contends that public safety would be compromised if officers with physical limitations that prevent them from…
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