Picard v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 2:2020cv10005 - Document 33 (E.D. Mich. 2022)

Court Description: ORDER granting 25 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

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Dockets.Justia.com JOYCE PICARD, 2:20-CV-10005-TGB-APP COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Picard v. Costco Wholesale Corporation GRANTED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Doc. 33 DISMISSED 1. INTRODUCTION id Id. Id. Id. see also id Id. Id. 2. LEGAL STANDARD Villegas v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville see also See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. See Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp. Redding v. St. Eward Celotex Corp. v. Catrett Matsushita Street v. J.C. Bradford & Co. In re Morris See Anderson 3. DISCUSSION A. Disability Discrimination Claim under the PWDCRA Johnson v. Lansing Dairy Co. Id. Chmielewski v. Xermac, Inc. Donahoo v. Master Data Ctr. McDonnell Douglas Talley v. Fam. Dollar Stores of Ohio, Inc. see McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green Talley Id. Id. a. Picard is not disabled as defined by the PWDCRA. Donahoo Bragdon v. Abbott Stevens v. Inland Waters, Inc. Stevens v. Inland Waters, Inc. Donahoo Stevens Donahoo Stevens b. Even if Picard is disabled, her disability is related to her ability to perform her job duties, which is not protected under the PWDCRA. Carr v. Gen. Motors Corp. amended on reh’g in part Rymar v. Mich. Bell Tel. Co. Id. Collins v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich. Adkerson v. MK-Ferguson Co. Rourk v. Oakwood Hosp. Corp. Carr Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. id. Id. Id. Carr B. Failure to Accommodate Under the PWDCRA Johnson v. Cleveland City Sch. Dist. Id. a. Picard could not complete her job with, or without, reasonable accommodations. Rourk Monette v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp. abrogated on other grounds by Lewis v. Humboldt Acquisition Corp. . Id Id every Ashworth v. Jefferson Screw Prod., Inc. Id. “ Kerns v. Dura Mech. Components, Inc. Kerns Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Cleveland v. Pol’y Mgmt. Sys. Corp. Johnson v. City of Pontiac Johnson Id. Id. Id Id. Id. Johnson every Id. Id. C. Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Claim Chisolm v. Mich. AFSCME Council 25 see also Dortman v. ACO Hardware, Inc. Chiles v. Mach. Shop, Inc. id. Cuddington v. United Health Servs., Inc. Dortman Cuddington Dortman Id. id. Id. Dortman Dortman Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. see also Hafford v. Seidner A. Picard’s Showing of Pretext Cuddington see MacDonald-Bass v. J.E. Johnson Contracting, Inc. Dubey v. Stroh Brewery Co. MacDonald-Bass Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. Id. 4. GRANTED IT IS SO ORDERED. CONCLUSION DISMISSED

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