Monica Rongere v. City of Rockford, Illinois

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• holding that plaintiff suffered a substantial impairment in his ability to think because his bipolar disorder limited his memory and ability to focus
• holding that “a motivating 27 factor standard is the appropriate standard for causation in the ADA context.”
• noting that a \motivating factor” instruction is not necessary if the evidence in a particular case does not suggest \more than one possible reason” for the challenged action
• holding that evidence of the plaintiffs inability to sleep more than five or six hours a night, drowsiness during the day due to medications, and difficulty going to sleep was sufficient to demonstrate a substantial impairment in the major life activity of sleeping
• holding five to six hours of sleep are enough to raise a genuine issue 16 of material fact when the plaintiff testified that he was drowsy at work due to medication and a lack of sleep
• noting the \longstanding precedent that conclusory declarations are insufficient to raise a question of material fact\

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