Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided May 3, 1995No. Civ. 94-296-MPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

McAULIFFE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs pro se amended complaint is written in a style difficult to understand. He seems to be raising federal and state causes of action based on discrimination at the hands of his alleged employer because of his disability, seasonal affective disorder. His federal claim(s), at least, suffer from fatal defects.

To the extent plaintiff attempts to assert a claim under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, his complaint necessarily fails because he does not allege that his employer qualifies as a “program or activity receiving federal financial…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. 57 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 697, 57 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,115 Patricia Knight v. United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and United Farm Bureau Family Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Wilburn v. Dial Corp.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1989

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Keith Birchem v. Knights of Columbus Daniel N. WentzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. Dykes v. Depuy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. Sloan v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catholic Knights Insurance SocietyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  5. Keith Birchem v. Knights of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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