James E. MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 26, 1997.
Decided November 17, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Sarah Vanderwicken (argued), Thomas H. Geoghegan, Leon M. Despres, Depres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Julie O'Donnell Allen, Lisa D. Freeman, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, Glenn D. Newman, Carolyn Kohn Winick (argued), Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.
Gwendolyn Young Reams, Carolyn L. Wheeler, Dori K. Bernstein (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ann Elizabeth Reesman, McGuiness & Williams, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Ann Elizabeth Reesman, McGuiness & Williams, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Advisory Council.
Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The district court granted summary judgment for Commonwealth Edison, the defendant in this suit by James Matthews under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.;941 F.Supp. 721 (N.D.Ill.1996). The appeal presents several issues: whether the Act has any application to bona fide RIFs (reductions in force), since the motivation for a bona fide RIF is to reduce the size...
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