GILLEN v. FALLON AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

No. 01-1642.

283 F.3d 11 (2002)

Kelly A. GILLEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FALLON AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. McLeod, with whom McLeod & Associates was on brief, for appellant.

Wilfred J. Benoit, Jr., with whom Wilfred J. Benoit, Jr., P.C., Heidi Goldstein Shepherd, and Goodwin Procter LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SARIS, District Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Kelly A. Gillen, a genetic amputee with only one completely functioning arm, sued defendant-appellee Fallon Ambulance Service, Inc. (FAS) for refusing to hire her as an emergency medical technician (EMT). The court below granted summary judgment, reasoning that the appellant did not have a disability within the meaning of the relevant statutes, and that, in all events, she could not...

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