Case Name: Carmen MELONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL EVERT'S RV COUNTRY, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-26
Citations: 455 F. App'x 738
Docket Number: No. 10-17730
Parties: Carmen MELONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL EVERT’S RV COUNTRY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 455
Pages: 738–740

Head Matter:
Carmen MELONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL EVERT’S RV COUNTRY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 10-17730.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Oct. 12, 2011.
Filed Oct. 26, 2011.
Michael Phillip Balaban, Law Offices of Michael- P. Balaban, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Gary G. Branton, Esquire, Branton Law Office, LLC, Las Vegas, NV, Monrae L. English, Wild Carter & Tipton a Professional Corporation, Fresno, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Carmen Melone sued his former employer, Paul Evert's RV Country, Inc., ("Paul Evert's") alleging that his employment was terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. Melone underwent a radical prostatectomy to treat his prostate cancer and subsequently had difficulty walking and standing. After a four-day trial, the jury reached a verdict for Melone. The district court subsequently granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of Paul Evert's. The district court concluded •that Melone failed to present sufficient evidence that he was substantially limited in the major life activities of walking and standing and therefore was not disabled under the ADA. Melone appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
We review a grant of judgment as a matter of law de novo. Costa v. Desert Palace, Inc., 299 F.3d 838, 859 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc). "A jury's verdict must be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence." Johnson v. Paradise Valley Unified Sch. Dist., 251 F.3d 1222, 1227 (9th Cir.2001). "Substantial evidence is evidence adequate to support the jury's conclusion, even if it is also possible to draw a contrary conclusion from the same evidence." Id.
Melone testified about numerous occasions on which he had difficulties walking and standing. He stated more than once that he "had problems" walking and standing and that walking was painful. "Although the evidence was far from overwhelming and the jury was not compelled to conclude" that Melone was disabled "neither can it be said that the jury's conclusion to that effect was unsupported by substantial evidence." Id. at 1229.
Melone's testimony focused on his difficulties walking and standing at work. The plaintiff in an ADA case generally cannot rely on evidence that he was restricted in performing activities only related to his job. Toyota Motor Mfg., Ky., Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184, 201-02, 122 S.Ct. 681, 151 L.Ed.2d 615 (2002). Melone's testimony, however, was sufficient for a reasonable jury to infer that Melone's can cer significantly restricted the manner and duration of his walking outside of work as compared with the average person in the general population. See 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(j)(l) (2007).
REVERSED and REMANDED for entry of judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellant Melone in accordance with the jury verdict and the district court's rulings on back pay and front pay.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. The Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act (ADAA) overturns Toyota. See Pub.L. No. 110-325, 122 Stat. 3553 (2008), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. The ADAA took effect on January 1, 2009. Id. The ADAA does not apply retroactively. Becerril v. Pima Cnty. Assessor's Office, 587 F.3d 1162, 1164 (9th Cir.2009) (per curiam). The ADAA therefore does not apply to this case.