Michael P. Curley v. City of North Las Vegas
Dec 02, 2014OUTCOME: Affirmed
Michael Curley appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of North Las Vegas on his claims alleging discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Americans with D ... isabilities Act (“ADA”). The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals considered: 1) whether a doctor’s finding that Curley did not pose a safety threat belies one of the City’s stated reasons for firing him—his long history of threatening coworkers; and 2) whether the City’s prior leniency toward Curley’s misconduct provides reason to doubt that the City fired him partly because of that misconduct. The 9th Circuit concluded that neither provides a basis for finding the City’s explanations pretextual, and affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
