Legal Opinion
Hiler v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1999No. 98-5014PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-Appellants, J.C. Watkins, Robert Wiedo, and Larry Kuzma, supervisors at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (“Veterans Administration”), appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff Wayne Hiler’s claim of retaliation under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701-794a (1994). Defendants allege that the district court erroneously denied their claim for qualified immunity, as the Rehabilitation Act does not create a private cause of action against supervisors in their individual capacities…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Carole Tomka v. The Seiler Corporation, Daniel Lucey, David Polonsky and Timothy ConroyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Phyllis Miller v. Maxwell's International Inc., Dba Maxwell's Plum, Debtor in Possession Carlo Galazzo, Gen. Mgt., Dino La Rosa Don Bohn Don SchupakCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Philip Berryman v. Dean Rieger, C. Kukla, Diane HolzheuerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Baird ex rel. Baird v. RoseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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- Brown v. Scott Paper Worldwide Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
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