Legal Opinion
Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania v. Sykes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 23, 1987No. 87-1021PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
This action involves the interpretation of federal regulations setting forth the extent of the obligation of recipients of federal funds for renovation of mass transit facilities to make those facilities accessible to handicapped persons. After careful review of the regulations and the cited authorities and in light of the interpretation of its regulations by the United States Department of Transportation (“the DOT”) subsequent to the district court’s decision, we hold that compliance by the City of Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- George A. Lloyd and Janet B. Wolfe, Etc. v. The Regional Transportation Authority and the Chicago Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Doe v. New York UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bonita McDonald v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Polk CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Helen L., Beverly D., Florence H., Ilene F., Idell S., and American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today ("a.d.a.p.t."), Idell S. v. Albert L. Didario, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Norristown State Hospital, and Karen F. Snider, in Her Capacity as Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Karen F. SniderCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Kinney v. YerusalimCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation (Adapt) Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania the Coalition of Active Disabled of Chester County the Chicago Council for Disability Rights the Maryland Alliance of Advocates With the Handicapped the Wisconsin Disability Coalition Tulsans for Accessible Public Transit the North Carolina Alliance of Disabled the Maine Association of Handicapped Persons Adapt of Cleveland the Coalition of Texans With Disabilities Adapt-West on Behalf of Their Members and Joyce Brock Michael Landwehr Susan Deis Stephanie Cris Matthews Walter S. Place Stephen Margolis Wendy Elliott-Vandivier v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation. (Two Cases) Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, Inc., and James J. Peters v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation, in No. 88-1139. Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, Inc., and James J. Peters v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation. (Two Cases) Appeal of Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation (Adapt), in No. 88-1177. Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation (Adapt) Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania the Coalition of Active Disabled of Chester County the Chicago Council for Disability Rights the Maryland Alliance of Advocates With the Handicapped the Wisconsin Disability Coalition Tulsans for Accessible Public Transit the North Carolina Alliance of Disabled the Maine Association of Handicapped Persons Adapt of Cleveland the Coalition of Texans With Disabilities Adapt-West on Behalf of Their Members and Joyce Brock Michael Landwehr Susan Deis Stephanie Cris Matthews Walter S. Place Stephen Margolis Wendy Elliott-Vandivier v. Samuel K. Skinner, in His Capacity as Secretary of Transportation. Appeal of Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association of Pennsylvania, Inc. ("Epva") and James J. PetersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Ass'n v. City of CamdenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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