Legal Opinion
Bonilla v. Muebles J.J. Alvarez, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1999No. 99-1381PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a question concerning the procedural path that must be followed to prosecute a private action for a claimed violation of Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (1990). Because the district court dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), our review is plenary. See BIW Deceived v. Local S6, 132 F.3d 824, 830 (1st Cir.1997). In carrying out that task, we draw the underlying facts from the plaintiffs’ complaint (despite the defendant’s denial of several key aspects of the…
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