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Case Name | Adams v. Sutter North Medical Foundation | |
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Date | 10/02/2007 | |
Note | [Unpublished] An inability to work with one's supervisor does not establish the requisite limitation on the major life activity of employment necessary to constitute an actionable disability under FEHA. | |
Citation | C052407 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 32642007 CA |
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) CATHERINE ADAMS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SUTTER NORTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION et al. , Defendants and Respondents. (FEHA)),*fn1 plaintiff Catherine Adams appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants Sutter North Medical Foundation (Foundation) and Julie Eckardt. Defendants' separate statement of undisputed facts included the following: The Foundation is a multi-specialty medical facility with care centers in the Yuba-Sutter community. In 1987, plaintiff began working for the Marysville Medical Group, which later merged with the Foundation. On January 2, 2003, the Foundation sent plaintiff a letter, stating, "We understand that you are off work due to a medical condition," and her leave was not protected by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because the Foundation had not received the necessary physician certification.
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