United States Seventh Circuit

ADA does not protect city employee from dismissal following arrest for possession of cocaine - a violation of employee personnel rules - since the ADA does not exempt employees who use drugs from compliance with employment, performance, and job behavior standards under 42 USC 12114(c)(4).

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2000
• Decided 01/11/2001
• Published 01/11/2001

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terrance A. Norton (argued), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Charles T. Siedlecki, Charles Siedlecki & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Myriam Zreczny (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.