151248P.pdf   04/01/2016  Javonda Scruggs  v.  Pulaski County, Arkansas
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  15-1248
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Murphy and Benton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Employment discrimination. With respect to plaintiff's ADA 
   and Section 504 discrimination claims, the district court did not err in 
   determining she was not a qualified individual because she could not meet 
   one of the requirements of her position - the ability to lift or carry 40 
   pounds; the evidence supported the defendant's requirement as the job of 
   juvenile officer requires the officer to lift or restrain juveniles who 
   weigh more than 40 pounds; plaintiff failed to show that a reasonable 
   accommodation was available or that the employer was obligated, in the 
   absence of a reasonable accommodation, to engage in an interactive 
   process; plaintiff's request for additional time to obtain a new FMLA 
   certification was not a reasonable accommodation and was not a protected 
   activity for the purposes of plaintiff's ADA retaliation claim; because 
   plaintiff could not perform an essential function of her job, the 
   defendant did not violate the FMLA by placing her on consecutive rather 
   than intermittent leave or by terminating her when her FMLA leave expired.