Alberta Hubbard v. Detroit Public Schools

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Aberta Hubbard sued the Detroit Public School District, alleging that it violated federal and state law when it failed to accommodate her disability. A jury found in favor of the school district, and Hubbard, represented at trial but now proceeding pro se, claims that (1) the evidence does not support the jury’s verdict; (2) the trial court should not have allowed the jury to hear about her application for social security benefits; (3) defense counsel inflamed the jury during closing arguments; and (4) the court improperly instructed the jury. We affirm.

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In 1998, Hubbard…