BROWN v. CITY OF TUCSON

No. 01-16938.

336 F.3d 1181 (2003)

Brenda BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF TUCSON, a municipal corporation of the State of Arizona, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenne S. Forbes, Tucson, AZ, argued the case and filed the briefs for the appellant.

Lyle D. Aldridge, Gabroy Rollman, & Bosse, Tucson, AZ, argued the case and filed a brief for the appellee.

Susan R. Oxford, Washington, DC, argued for amicus curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Robert J. Gregory filed the brief. Nicholas M. Inzeo, Philip B. Sklover, and Lorraine C. Davis were on the brief.

Ellen Sue Katz, Phoenix, AZ, filed a brief for amicus curiae Arizona Attorney General. Janet Napolitano, Attorney General of Arizona, was on the brief.

Before: STAPLETON, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether a city police department violated a detective's rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Brenda Brown was a detective in the Tucson Police Department.1 She was hired in May of 1982 and earned a promotion to detective in 1988. In May of 1997, Brown became severely depressed and attempted suicide, leading to her hospitalization and several weeks of medical leave...

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