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O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, dba O'Reilly Auto Parts v. Brian Bell

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 18-2164 · judgment August 21, 2020


Certiorari denied · June 14, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to permit employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs. Here, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held an employee can establish a claim for failure to accommodate even if they can perform their job without accommodation. The Question Presented is: Does the ADA require employers to provide accommodations to employees who do not need them?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Marcher Morris
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack

For respondent
Allan Keith Townsend
Employee Rights Group

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 14 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
  3. May 19 2021
    Reply of petitioner O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC filed.
  4. May 10 2021
    Brief of respondent Brian Bell in opposition filed.
  5. Mar 24 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2021.
  6. Mar 23 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2021 to May 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Mar 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2021)