Legal Opinion
Figueroa v. Fajardo
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 2, 1998No. 96-2120 (RLA)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Plaintiff, IVONNE FIGUEROA, instituted these proceedings on her own behalf and as guardian of her minor son alleging that her dismissal as a teacher employed with the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“DE”) violated the rights secured by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117; the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701-715 (1985 & Supp.1997); the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1989, 41 U.S.C. §§ 701-707 (Supp.1995); the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and various local provisions.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Soileau v. Guilford of Maine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Maldonado v. DominguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Gary Mason v. Ricky Stallings, C.L. St. Clair, Jr., Charles Burkhalter, Harold Woodall, Phillip Jordan, All IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by20 opinions
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