Judy Shotwell v. Regional West Medical Center, No. 17-2561 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Wollman, Loken and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court did not err in concluding plaintiff's claim of retaliatory action failed because she did not have a good faith belief that the accommodation she requested was appropriate.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 17-2561 ___________________________ Judy Shotwell lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Regional West Medical Center lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln ____________ Submitted: May 2, 2018 Filed: May 7, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Judy Shotwell appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in a disability discrimination and retaliation action brought against her former 1 The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. employer, Regional West Medical Center (Regional West), under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act. The district court initially granted summary judgment in favor of Regional West on Shotwell’s discrimination claim, later granted Regional West summary judgment on the retaliation claim, and then dismissed the action. Our review of the record satisfies us that the district court did not err in concluding that Shotwell’s claim of retaliatory action failed because she did not have a good faith belief that the accommodation she had requested was appropriate. The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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