Scott E. Scheerer v. John Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “intermittent disrupted sleep” is not a substantial limitation
• holding that “intermittent disrupted sleep” is not a substantial limita- tion
• stating that a plaintiff who had diabetic foot ulcers that caused him to “rel[y] on a cumber- some protective boot” and who experienced “intermittent episodes of significant neuropathy” still generally was able to walk and stand, and thus was not substantially limited
• “Even if he could provide such evidence, Scheerer fails to explain in what fashion the Postal Service could reasonably accommodate his diabetes in the context of symptoms of sexual dysfunction.”
• both citing sleep as an example of a major life activity
• applying the Williams standard to the life activity of walking

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Pamela J. Burks v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Marcia L. Traska, and Mary P. Forlenza
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-09-29· cited 342×
• Squibb v. Memorial Medical Center
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-08-16· cited 153×
• Desmond v. Mukasey
  D.C. Circuit· 2008-07-01· cited 133×
• Carreras v. Sajo, Garcia & Partners
  First Circuit· 2010-02-23· cited 126×
• Fredricksen v. United Parcel Service, Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-09-08· cited 68×
• Garg v. Potter
  Seventh Circuit· 2008-04-04· cited 59×
• David Feldman v. Olin Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 2012-08-27· cited 43×
• Kapche v. Holder
  D.C. Circuit· 2012-04-13· cited 38×
• Tate v. Ancell
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-01-17· cited 19×
• Cloutier v. Gojet Airlines, LLC
  E.D. Illinois· 2018-05-15· cited 13×
• John Williams v. Excel Foundry & MacHine Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-06-01· cited 10×
• Rednour v. Wayne Township
  S.D. Indiana· 2014-09-24· cited 7×
• Miller v. Verizon Communications, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2007-02-07· cited 5×
• Sansone v. Donahoe
  N.D. Illinois· 2015-04-14· cited 5×
• Johnson v. Beach Park School Dist.
  N.D. Illinois· 2015-04-28· cited 5×
• Diaz Rivera v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Puerto Rico, Inc.
  D. Puerto Rico· 2009-06-16· cited 3×
• Martin v. Discount Smoke Shop, Inc.
  C.D. Illinois· 2006-07-05· cited 3×
• Rader v. Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency
  M.D. Tennessee· 2016-03-22· cited 3×
• Ortega v. Chertoff
  W.D. Texas· 2008-10-20· cited 2×
• MUSUPHA v. Mineta
  N.D. Illinois· 2008-03-13· cited 1×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 2002-01-08· cited 1,389×
• Bragdon v. Abbott
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 1,379×
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Judith Keane, Intervening v. Sears, Roebuck & Company
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-08-10· cited 385×
• Robert E. Bultemeyer v. Fort Wayne Community Schools
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-11-18· cited 336×
• Antonio S. Contreras v. Suncast Corporation, an Illinois Corporation, Thomas Tisbo, John Baunach, Randall Guillotte, and Michael Hamilton
  Seventh Circuit· 2001-01-03· cited 139×
• Teresita Pack v. Kmart Corporation, a Michigan Corporation Steve Nicholas, an Individual, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
  Tenth Circuit· 1999-02-04· cited 133×
• John Lawson, Sr. v. Csx Transportation, Incorporated
  Seventh Circuit· 2001-03-26· cited 120×
• Gregory W. Moore v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., D/B/A J.B. Hunt Driver Training Center
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-07-19· cited 111×
• Robert Peters v. City of Mauston
  Seventh Circuit· 2002-11-20· cited 93×
• Gary L. Branham v. John W. Snow, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury/internal Revenue Service
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-12-17· cited 76×