No. 23-362

Perry Hopman v. Union Pacific Railroad

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: ada americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights disability disability-rights employment employment-discrimination equal-access essential-job-functions reasonable-accommodation
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is the ADA requirement of reasonable accommodation of employees with disabilities limited to
—accommodations that enable an employee
to perform the essential functions of a position, and
—accommodations that provide equal access
to a program or service that is provided or
sponsored by the employer and that is not directly job-related?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the ADA's reasonable accommodation requirement is limited to accommodations that enable an employee to perform the essential functions of a position and accommodations that provide equal access to a program or service provided by the employer that is not directly job-related

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-23
2024-01-05
2023-11-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2024.
2023-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2023 to January 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-11-06
Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2023)
2023-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent Union Pacific Railroad to respond filed.
2023-10-02
2023-08-14
Application (23A123) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 2, 2023.
2023-08-04
Application (23A123) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 17, 2023 to October 2, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Perry Hopman
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner
Union Pacific Railroad
Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Jacquelyn Victoria ClarkUnion Pacific Railroad, Respondent