Legal Opinion
Pinkerton v. Spellings
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2007No. 06-10657PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
In response to the Secretary of Education’s Petition for Rehearing, we withdraw the prior panel opinion, 518 F.3d 278, in its entirety and substitute the following:
Robert Pinkerton, after his termination as an employee of the United States Department of Education (“DOE”), brought this suit alleging disability discrimination under Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 and 794. The precedent of this circuit allowed his suit under both sections of the Act and Pinkerton was entitled to the proper Section 501 causation standard. Because the jury charge stated the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Von Drasek v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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