Legal Opinion
Dan Buckley v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 8, 1997No. 1224, Docket 96-9039PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Parker, J.) dismissing the plaintiffs complaint for failure to state a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101-12213.
There are in life many discriminations that are wrong and yet are not barred by federal *272law. With respect to these, defendants may behave in foolish, and occasionally even despicable, ways and still not subject themselves to federal sanctions. Other discriminations, though perhaps less egregious, are instead…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Beate Bernheim v. Jeffrey LittCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Burch v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- John Teahan, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Parry v. Mohawk Motors of Michigan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Nielsen v. Moroni Feed CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Dan Buckley v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Renaud v. Wyoming Department of Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Regional Economic Community Action Program, Inc. v. City of MiddletownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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