A pair of the generally mirror-image linkage mechanisms adapted to move a seating unit between a reclined, an extended, a closed, and a seat-lift position, the seating unit having a pair of lift assemblies that are adapted to adjust the seating unit into and out of the seat-lift position, a seat that is angularly biased via the lift assemblies, and a backrest that is angularly adjustable with respect to the seat, each of the linkage mechanisms comprising: a seat-mounting plate that includes a forward portion, a mid portion, and a rearward portion, wherein the seat is fixedly mounted to the seat-mounting plate; a seat-adjustment assembly that reclines and inclines the backrest; a footrest assembly that extends and retracts at least one foot-support ottoman; a cam control link that includes a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end of the cam control link is pivotably coupled with the footrest assembly; a sequence cam that includes a contact edge and is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate via a first pivot, wherein the rear end of the cam control link is pivotably coupled to the sequence cam; a linear actuator that provides automated adjustment of the seating unit between the closed position, the extended position, the reclined position, and the seat-lift position, wherein the linear- actuator adjustment is sequenced into a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase that are mutually exclusive, wherein the first phase moves the seat-adjustment assembly between the reclined position and the extended position, wherein the second phase moves the footrest assembly between the extended position and the closed position, and wherein the third phase moves the pair of lift assemblies into and out of the seat-lift position while maintaining the pair of linkage mechanisms in the closed position; and a sequence element that extends outwardly from a respective linkage mechanism, wherein, during first-phase adjustment, the contact edge of the sequence cam is removed from the sequence element, thereby allowing the seat-adjustment assembly to recline the backrest, and wherein, during second-phase adjustment, the contact edge of the sequence cam is adjacent to the sequence element, thereby physically preventing the seat-adjustment assembly from reclining the backrest while the footrest assembly extends the at least one foot- support ottoman. a seat-mounting plate that includes a forward portion, a mid portion, and a rearward portion, wherein the seat is fixedly mounted to the seat-mounting plate; a seat-adjustment assembly that reclines and inclines the backrest; a footrest assembly that extends and retracts at least one foot-support ottoman; a cam control link that includes a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end of the cam control link is pivotably coupled with the footrest assembly; a sequence cam that includes a contact edge and is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate via a first pivot, wherein the rear end of the cam control link is pivotably coupled to the sequence cam; a linear actuator that provides automated adjustment of the seating unit between the closed position, the extended position, the reclined position, and the seat-lift position, wherein the linear- actuator adjustment is sequenced into a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase that are mutually exclusive, wherein the first phase moves the seat-adjustment assembly between the reclined position and the extended position, wherein the second phase moves the footrest assembly between the extended position and the closed position, and wherein the third phase moves the pair of lift assemblies into and out of the seat-lift position while maintaining the pair of linkage mechanisms in the closed position; and a sequence element that extends outwardly from a respective linkage mechanism, wherein, during first-phase adjustment, the contact edge of the sequence cam is removed from the sequence element, thereby allowing the seat-adjustment assembly to recline the backrest, and wherein, during second-phase adjustment, the contact edge of the sequence cam is adjacent to the sequence element, thereby physically preventing the seat-adjustment assembly from reclining the backrest while the footrest assembly extends the at least one foot- support ottoman.