JAMES v. HYATT REGENCY CHICAGO

No. 12-1511.

707 F.3d 775 (2013)

Carris JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HYATT REGENCY CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Longo (argued), Longo & Associates, Mount Prospect, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael G. Congiu (argued), Adam C. Wit , Attorneys, Littler Mendelson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and RANDA, District Judge.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

James has been an employee of Hyatt Regency Chicago ("Hyatt") since 1985. In April 2007, James took a leave of absence due to an eye injury that occurred outside of work. James filed suit in 2009 claiming that Hyatt violated his rights under the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. During discovery, the district court denied James...

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