Legal Opinion
Cortes v. MTA New York City Transit
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 4, 2015No. Docket 14-713-cvPublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Juan E. Cortes appeals from Judge Vi-taliano’s grant of summary judgment to MTA New York City Transit (“MTA”), dismissing appellant’s claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12112-12117. Before bringing the present action, appellant filed a substantially similar disability discrimination claim with the New York State Division of Human Rights (“NYSDHR”), which dismissed it. Based on Collins v. New York City Transit Authority, 305 F.3d 113 (2d Cir.2002), the district court gave almost preclusive weight to the NYSDHR’s dismissal of this claim.…
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