· 3/3/1997
James N. Gaines v. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service
Citations
- 107 F.3d 1171
- 6 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 688
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 3694
- 1997 WL 87708
How courts have described this case
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- requiring that the accommodation be both reasonable and <br>necessary for the plaintiff to perform the essential functions of <br>his job
- stating it is error to address the question of reasonable accommodation if the plaintiff fails to establish he needs the accommodation
- listing the need for the accommodation as an enumerated element of the prima facie case
- stating it is error to address the question of reasonable accommodation if the plaintiff fails to establish he needs the accommodation
- discussing analogous accommodation provision under the Rehabilitation Act
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Judges: Contie, Ryan, Boggs
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