Legal Opinion
Fortkamp v. City of Celina
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided February 1, 2016No. Case No. 3:14CV438Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
James G. Carr, Sr., United States District Judge
This is an employment-discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., and analogous state-law provisions.
The plaintiff, Matthew Fortkamp, injured his back while working as an electric *816lineman for the defendant, the City of Celina, Ohio. His injury led to a nearly five-year absence from work and two back surgeries. The neurosurgeon who operated on Fortkamp, Fortkamp’s physician, and other specialists cleared Fortkamp to return to work as a lineman. But the City, relying on an independent medical…
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