Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Simmons
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2001No. 00-3131, 00-3148PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Mr. Frazier sued Mr. Simmons, his former employer, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections, for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Disabilities Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. The district court granted Mr. Simmons’ motion for summary judgment. The district court, however, denied Mr. Simmons’ motion for dismissal, holding Mr. Simmons was not immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. Mr. Frazier appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment; Mr. Simmons cross-appeals the denial of his motion to…
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