Head

*562 MEMORANDUM **

Matthew Head was fired by Glacier Northwest, Incorporated (“Glacier”), after he submerged a loader in a mud hole. Glacier contended it fired Head solely because he committed “equipment abuse” by submerging the loader, causing the loader potentially serious long-term damage. Head brought an action claiming, among other things, Glacier fired him in retaliation for Head’s request Glacier reasonably accommodate Head’s disability, depression and bipolar disorder. He claimed this firing was in violation of the American with Disabilities Act. After trial, a jury found that Head’s request for an accommodation for his disability was a motivating factor in Glacier’s decision to fire Head, and awarded him compensatory damages totaling $160,000. The district court then awarded Head attorneys’ fees totaling $190,371.60.

Glacier appeals: (1) the district court’s grant of Head’s motion in limine excluding evidence of the “ultimate disposition” of the loader, i e., that the loader was “totaled”; (2) the district court’s denial of Glacier’s motion for a new trial; and (3) the district court’s order awarding Head attorneys’ fees. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…