Legal Opinion
Barbara S. Waldrop v. Southern Company Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1994No. 93-6230PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Barbara Waldrop appeals the district court’s denial of her claim pursuant to § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Because we hold that, when requested, a jury trial is constitutionally required under § 504 and that Waldrop properly sought relief of a type that triggers the requirement, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
In response to being laid-off from her employment at Southern Company Services (“Appellee”) one year before, Waldrop brought suit in March 1991 in the Northern District of Alabama, alleging that Appellee…
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