Legal Opinion
Charles Silberman v. Miami Dade Transit
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 2019No. 17-15092PublishedCited by 276 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWSOM, Circuit Judge:
Following several distressing encounters with Miami-Dade Transit bus drivers, Charles Silberman filed a pro se action against MDT under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq. , and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794 . Still ably representing himself, Silberman now appeals the district court's order granting MDT's motion to dismiss. In short, the district court concluded (1) that MDT is not sui juris , which is just a fancy way of saying that it doesn't have the capacity to sue and be sued separately from Miami-Dade…
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