Legal Opinion
Cynthia Thompson v. Holy Family Hospital, a Division of Dominican Health Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1997No. 96-35336PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Per curiam
Cynthia Thompson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Holy Family Hospital. Thompson brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (1994), alleging that she was terminated from her position as a registered nurse on the basis of her disabling neck and back strain. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
I.Factual and Procedural Background
Thompson was employed by Holy Family beginning in October 1984. In April 1987, she sustained a work-related cervical injury which…
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