Legal Opinion
Lightbourn v. County of El Paso
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1997No. 96-50564PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Antonio O. Garza, Jr., the Secretary of State of Texas, appeals the district court’s order finding him in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and requiring him to undertake certain remedial actions. We reverse and render judgment for the Secretary.
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The plaintiffs are five blind residents of El Paso, Texas, one mobility-impaired El Paso resident, and a private nonprofit group that aids disabled persons. They sued El Paso County (“El Paso”) and the local Republican and Democratic parties under § 504 of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mary Jane Forbush v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Alfred Brown, William King and Willie James Mallett, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Robert R. Sibley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Pigford v. GlickmanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
- Matassarin v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Lightbourn v. County of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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