Legal Opinion

Robert Foley and Patricia Foley v. City of Lafayette, Indiana, and Fred Taylor

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 8, 2004No. 03-2168PublishedCited by 269 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Robert Foley alleges that the City of Lafayette violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by failing to provide adequate egress from the city-owned train-station platform. The district court, relying on 49 C.F.R. § 37.161, concluded that the inoperable elevators and snow-covered ramp that prevented Foley from an easy exit from the plat-form were non-actionable isolated or temporary conditions as a matter of law. Because we agree with the district court’s conclusion, we affirm the grant of summary judgment to the City of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peter H. Bombard v. Fort Wayne Newspapers, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. Arthur Ozlowski v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  3. Ross v. Town Of AustinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

3Cited by269 opinions

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  4. William Cohen v. City of Culver CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Vincent Bell v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2024

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