Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. City of San Antonio
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1996No. 95-50350PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Richard Buchanan sued the City of San Antonio under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1 after the city repeatedly turned down his applications to become a city police officer. The district court awarded him a judgment of $300,000 in compensatory damages, together with back pay, attorney’s fees and interest. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Buchanan is a patrolman with the Bexar County sheriffs department. He injured his back during a foot chase of a suspect in 1986. He claimed that he fully recovered from this injury. After being off work…
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