Rice
Rice v. Wynne
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Plaintiff Doreen Rice brought suit against Defendant Michael W. Wynne, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Air Force, alleging that her termination as a civilian librarian at Edwards Air Force Base violated the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701-961 . Following *670 the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant, Plaintiff timely appealed. On de novo review, Head v. Glacier Nw., Inc., 418 F.3d 1053, 1058 (9th Cir.2005), we affirm.
To support a Rehabilitation Act claim, Plaintiff must establish that she is disabled within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act. Walton v. U.S. Marshals Serv., 492 F.3d 998, 1011 (9th Cir.2007), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 879 , 169 L.Ed.2d 726 (2008). The standards for determining whether an individual is disabled under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Coons v. Sec’y of U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 383 F.3d 879, 884 (9th Cir.2004). Plaintiff contends that she was disabled because she was substantially limited in the major life activities of working and performing manual tasks or, in the alternative, because Defendant regarded her as disabled.…