994 F. Supp. 2d 38 - Morris v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Neither party should be able to cause a breakdown in the process for the sole purpose of either avoiding or inflicting liability. Thus, courts should look for signs of failure to participate in good faith or failure by one of the parties to make reasonable efforts to help the other party determine what specific accommodations are necessary. A party that obstructs or delays the interactive process is not acting in good faith. A party that fails to communicate, by way of initiation or response, may also be acting in bad faith. In essence, courts should attempt to isolate the cause of the breakdown and then assign responsibility-”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 225 F. Supp. 3d 24 - Senatore v. Holder

2. “the employer's judgment as to which functions are essential, written job descriptions the employer prepared for the position, the amount of time required to perform the function, the consequences to the employer of not requiring the activity, and the work experiences of past incumbents of the job in question and of similar jobs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matos v. Devos

3. “If the impact of an impairment can be eliminated by changing the address at which an individual works, that impairment is neither permanent nor long term.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wigfall v. Office of Compliance