Case: Bumgardner v. City of Gastonia
3:25-cv-00302 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Filed Date: May 5, 2025
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
Case Summary
[This summary is temporary while we research the case]. On May 5, 2025, an individual employee of the City of Gastonia, North Carolina with diabetes, filed this class action suit against the City in the Western District of North Carolina. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant discriminated against him when it required him to pay for out-of-pocket testing for his diabetes. Plaintiff further alleged that Defendant discriminated
against similarly situated employees for similar practices and for seeking medical information which was not a business necessity or related to the essential functions of their work. Plaintiff alleged that such practices amounted to a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, 42. U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., ("ADA"), and Title II of the Genetic Information Non Discrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.
People
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Hilker, Elizabeth B. (North Carolina)
Lyon, Daniel Christopher (North Carolina)
Flanagan, Patrick Houghton (North Carolina)
McDaniel, Kayla Nicole (North Carolina)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Docket
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Last updated April 4, 2026, 4:52 a.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Public Accommodations/ Contracting/ Organizational Discrimination
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 5, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A police officer (at the time of the action) for the City of Gastonia, representing himself and a class of other police officers and firefighters
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
City
City of Gastonia
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Other Dockets:
Western District of North Carolina 3:25-cv-00302
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Case Summary of Bumgardner v. City of Gastonia, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/46947/.