Legal Opinion
United States v. Hoyts Cinemas Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 2004No. 03-1646, 03-1787, 03-1808PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This case comes to us on appeal from summary judgment, in an enforcement action brought by the United States under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-12189 (2000), granting relief against two movie-theater companies. At issue is the placement of wheelchair spaces in their “stadium-style” movie theaters. Similar cases have divided the circuits on the interpretation and application of a longstanding regulation designed to implement the ADA’s accessibility requirements for movie theaters, concert halls, and like venues.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Thomas Jefferson University v. ShalalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Rogan v. MeninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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