LENKER v. METHODIST HOSP.

No. 98-4183.

210 F.3d 792 (2000)

Stephen P. LENKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METHODIST HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Voyle A Glover (argued), Merrillville, IN, for Stephen P. Lenker.

David H. Kreider, Hodges & Davis, Merrillville, IN, for Methodist Hospital.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Lenker sued his employer, Methodist Hospital, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, for failing to accommodate him. Lenker, a nurse, suffered from multiple sclerosis ("MS"). After his doctor issued a lifting restriction for him, the hospital removed him from his job as a nurse because the hospital considered lifting to be an essential part of the job that could not be reasonably...

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