WEBB v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 07-3081.

562 F.3d 256 (2009)

Kimberlie D. WEBB, Appellant v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Pollock, Esquire (Argued), Abbey T. Harris, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP, Lawrenceville, NJ, Seval Yildirim, Esquire, Costa Mesa, CA, for Appellant.

Eleanor N. Ewing, Esquire (Argued), City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

John S. Ghose, Esquire, Fred T. Magaziner, Esquire, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Amici Curiae/Appellant, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, American Civil Liberties Union, Council on American Islamic Relations, Majlis Ash'Shura, American Muslim Law Enforcement Officers Association, Islamic Society of North America, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Muslim Alliance in North America, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, The Sikh Coalition, and Shalom Center.

Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, McKEE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

In this employment discrimination case, the issue on appeal is whether a police officer's request to wear religious garb with her uniform could be reasonably accommodated without imposing an undue burden upon the City of Philadelphia. On the facts presented, the District Court held it could not. Webb v. City of Philadelphia, No. 05-5283, 2007 WL 1866763, 2007 U.S...

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