Legal Opinion
James Dorsey v. United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 1994No. 93-5080PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal from the judgment of the district court, dismissing James Dorsey’s suit against the Department of Labor, its Secretary, the Office of Job Corps, and its Director, is whether there is a private right of action for monetary damages against the federal government for violating § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in 1978, 29 U.S.C. § 794. The Ninth Circuit, in Doe v. Attorney General, 941 F.2d 780 (9th Cir.1990), decided this issue against the government. We reach the opposite…
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