United States Sixth Circuit

So long as the complaint in an Americans with Disabilities Act case notifies the defendant of the claimed impairment, the substantially limited major life activity need not be specifically identified in the pleading.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2000
• Decided 04/19/2001
• Published 04/19/2001

Judges

• Before MARTIN, Chief Judge;  JONES and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Gregory (briefed), Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, Caren I. Friedman (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bari E. Goggins (briefed), Thomas H. Barnard, Jr. (argued and briefed), Ulmer & Berne, Cleveland, OH, John A. Coppeler (briefed), Flynn, Py & Kruse, Port Clinton, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.