Legal Opinion
Kapche v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 2012No. 11-5018, 11-5017PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Kapche (Kapche) sued United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. (Holder), alleging that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) refused to hire him as a special agent because of his Type 1 diabetes in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. A jury found in favor of Kapche and awarded him $100,000 in compensatory damages. Subsequently, the district court denied both Holder’s motion for judgment as a matter of law and Kapche’s request for equitable…
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