HANSEN v. HENDERSON

No. 99-3952.

233 F.3d 521 (2000)

Steve R. HANSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl K. Turpin (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sherri L. Thornton (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Hansen, a mail carrier working out of the Glenview, Illinois post office, sued the Postal Service for failure to accommodate his disability, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. A bench trial resulted in a judgment for the defendant.

Hansen's work involved first sorting mail for about 4 hours while standing and bending over to pick up the mail to be sorted from piles on the floor or on low...

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