Legal Opinion
Disabled Rights Action Committee v. Las Vegas Events, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2004No. 02-17163PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
The central question in this Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) suit is whether the two private entities that stage the National Finals Rodeo at a publicly-owned arena in Las Vegas “operate” the arena during the Rodeo, and so are-responsible for assuring compliance with the ADA’s public accommodation physical accessibility requirements-. The district court thought not. Also at issue is whether the suit- can proceed without' the participation of the University and Community College System of Nevada (University System), the owner of the arena. The district court ruled…
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