STAATS v. COUNTY OF SAWYER

No. 99-1303.

220 F.3d 511 (2000)

Edward G. STAATS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAWYER and County of Bayfield, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Pledl (argued), Courtney, Pledl & Molter, Milwaukee, WI, Monica M. Murphy, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joel L. Aberg (argued), Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, Eau Claire, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In September 1994, Edward Staats learned that he suffers from bipolar disorder. He received treatment for it, but when he attempted to return to his job as personnel director for Sawyer and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin (the Counties), he was told that the job had been eliminated. Believing that this was a poor disguise for disability discrimination, he pursued his state administrative remedies. Ultimately, the Labor and Industry Review...

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