Legal Opinion
Shelley Savage v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205, Maricopa County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2003No. 02-15743PublishedCited by 766 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether an Arizona high school district is an arm of the state entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 & 12203 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act (“RA”), 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq. We hold that it is not, and affirm the district court.
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This case arises out of the termination of plaintiff Shelley Savage’s employment relationship with defendant Glendale Union High School District (“the School District”). 1 Shelley Savage, a…
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