Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Illinois Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided October 23, 1997No. 97-3263PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.
An employer discharges an employee for misconduct that occurred prior to his employment.
The employee pleads guilty to forgery during his employment.
He alleges that his misconduct was caused by his alcoholism.
Can the employee properly sue under the ADA?
No.
I. FACTS
Leo Carroll (“Carrón”) filed an action in this Court seeking relief under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“the ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., against his former employer, the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (“the Department”). Carroll alleges that he was…
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